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Perseverance Completes 26.2-Mile Mars Marathon; Opportunity Mirrors

7/1/2026

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Perseverance rover completed a marathon distance of 26.2 miles on Mars on June 14, 2026.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image on June 13, 2026 showing Perseverance near the finish line in the Arbot region of Jezero Crater.
The rover reached the marathon distance in 5 years and 4 months after landing in Jezero Crater in 2021.
Opportunity rover also achieved a marathon distance on Mars after more than 11 years.

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Perseverance rover completed a marathon distance of 26.2 miles on Mars on June 14, 2026.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image on June 13, 2026 showing Perseverance near the finish line in the Arbot region of Jezero Crater.
The rover reached the marathon distance in 5 years and 4 months after landing in Jezero Crater in 2021.
Opportunity rover also achieved a marathon distance on Mars after more than 11 years.