Perseverance rover completes a full marathon on Mars
毅力號火星探測車在火星上完成了一場全馬里程
更新於: 2026年7月15日 上午03:45
On June 14, 2026, NASA’s Perseverance rover reached an impressive milestone on the Red Planet by completing a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers).
2026年6月14日，NASA的毅力號探測車在火星上達成了一項令人印象深刻的里程碑，完成了總長度為26.2英里（約42.195公里）的馬拉松距離。
Achieving this feat in just over five years, Perseverance was significantly faster than its predecessor, Opportunity, which took over eleven years to cover the same ground.
毅力號僅用五年多的時間就實現了這項壯舉，速度顯著快於其前身機會號，後者花費了十一年多的時間才走完同樣的距離。
Operating near the Jezero Crater, the rover acts as a diligent field geologist.
該探測車在耶澤羅撞擊坑附近運作，扮演著勤勉的野外地質學家角色。
Its journey is far from a race; the mission focuses on collecting samples, analyzing ancient delta sediments, and searching for signs of past microbial life.
它的旅程絕非一場競速；任務重點在於採集樣本、分析古代三角洲沉積物，並搜尋過去微生物生命的跡象。
High-resolution images from orbit have captured the rover’s winding tracks across the Martian landscape, providing a visual record of its tireless exploration.
來自軌道的高解析度影像捕捉到了探測車在火星地表上蜿蜒的軌跡，為其不懈的探索提供了視覺紀錄。
Scientists are even optimistic that Perseverance might eventually become the first rover to complete a Martian 'ultramarathon.'
科學家甚至樂觀地認為，毅力號或許終將成為第一台完成火星「超馬」的探測車。
As it continues to study rocks like the intriguing 'Cheyava Falls,' Perseverance remains a vital pioneer in our quest to understand the early history of Mars.
隨著它繼續研究諸如引人入勝的「切雅瓦瀑布」等岩石，毅力號依然是我們探索了解火星早期歷史過程中不可或缺的先驅。
