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That's One Small Step for a Mars Rover

A time-lapse video, taken JPL, captures the first time NASA's Mars 2020 rover has carried its full weight on its legs and wheels.

October 24, 2019

This time-lapse video, taken on Oct. 8, 2019, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, captures the first time the Mars 2020 rover carries its full weight on its legs and wheels.The rover was photographed in JPL's Simulator Building, where it underwent weeks of testing.

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