Flying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 1 day agoOne of the Curiosity rover's wheels after over 11 years on Marslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down12
arrow-up1419arrow-down1external-linkOne of the Curiosity rover's wheels after over 11 years on Marslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoThat thing hasn’t even traveled 20 miles I think. Going to say it must be getting a lot of damage from winds or something. Someone said it is aluminum.
minus-squarejollinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 hours agoMartian winds can’t damage anything at all. Actually that’s the main reason why rocks are super sharp, and cause this much damage.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoYeah I was wondering that, they always talk about storms, but the rockz would have rounded out.
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoI think by “mileage” Indy meant less “distance traveled” and more “use” or “wear & tear”.
That thing hasn’t even traveled 20 miles I think. Going to say it must be getting a lot of damage from winds or something. Someone said it is aluminum.
Martian winds can’t damage anything at all. Actually that’s the main reason why rocks are super sharp, and cause this much damage.
Yeah I was wondering that, they always talk about storms, but the rockz would have rounded out.
I think by “mileage” Indy meant less “distance traveled” and more “use” or “wear & tear”.