Summary
It has traveled about 45 kilometers on the red planet called Mars since 2021. 🌍
Scientists hope the car will find clues about ancient tiny life in old rocks. 🔍
Key Points
4 points1
The rover is a six‑wheeled robot made by America’s Space Agency.
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It has driven 45 kilometers, breaking the previous record.
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It can drive on its own using a special self‑driving system.
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It is looking for signs of ancient tiny living things in rocks.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsrover
a robot vehicle that moves over the ground
kilometers
a way to measure long distances, about 1,000 meters each
crater
a big round hole made by an impact
self‑driving system
computer technology that lets the robot choose where to go by itself
microbial
tiny living things that are too small to see without a microscope
ancient
very, very old
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