NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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1274 - Drive data - distance 155 meters (509 ft) - Climb 24 meters (79 ft) (lemmy.world)

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Drive was during September 19, 2024 - Data from JPL

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It was, the climb on 1274 currently holds second place on the leader board, the highest elevation climb in a single drive is currently 26.4 meters (sol 1268), but that was over a marginally longer traverse, so probably a very similar average angle. I agree that the team have appeared to pause the drives whenever they spot an enticing target of opportunity :)

Pity we don't get frequent and detailed mission updates (Like we get on MSL). The PDS mission manager reports are amazing, but they are only made public at least 6 months after the 'event'