Flying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 8 days agoOne of the Curiosity rover's wheels after over 11 years on Marslemmy.worldimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down13
arrow-up1467arrow-down1imageOne of the Curiosity rover's wheels after over 11 years on Marslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·8 days agoI feel this. It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoThat thing hasn’t even traveled 20 miles I think. Going to say it must be getting a lot of damage from winds or something. Someone said it is aluminum.
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoI think by “mileage” Indy meant less “distance traveled” and more “use” or “wear & tear”.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 days agoMartian winds can’t damage anything at all. Actually that’s the main reason why rocks are super sharp, and cause this much damage.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoYeah I was wondering that, they always talk about storms, but the rockz would have rounded out.
I feel this. It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.
That thing hasn’t even traveled 20 miles I think. Going to say it must be getting a lot of damage from winds or something. Someone said it is aluminum.
I think by “mileage” Indy meant less “distance traveled” and more “use” or “wear & tear”.
Martian winds can’t damage anything at all. Actually that’s the main reason why rocks are super sharp, and cause this much damage.
Yeah I was wondering that, they always talk about storms, but the rockz would have rounded out.