The newer Perseverance rover, which landed in a different Mars crater in 2021, has a modified wheel design. Percy's wheels are larger in diameter, narrower and have curved treads as opposed to the ...

Through it all, the harsh terrain has done an absolute number on the rover's wheels. As seen in a recently shared image taken by Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), giant gashes can be seen ...

The rough terrain of Mars is breaking the wheels of NASA's Curiosity rover. In response ... are key to the new design. The wheel won't be used on the follow-on mission to Curiosity, but it ...

Students tested the rovers in a simulated Mars environment meant ... rovers were inspired by the design of ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover and equipped with six wheels, a camera and Raspberry ...

In fact, the damage observed on Curiosity helped the agency refine the wheel design for its Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in 2021. The new rover has larger diameter wheels and a closer, ...