45.2 kilometres on Mars: Perseverance now holds the off-world driving record

Five and a half years after landing in an ancient lakebed, NASA's Perseverance rover has rolled 45.2 km (28.1 miles) across Mars — farther than any vehicle has ever driven on another world, passing the mark set by the Opportunity rover. Project manager Steven Lee of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the car-sized explorer's systems are in excellent shape and could keep working well into the 2030s, still hunting for signs that Mars was once warm, wet and alive.