NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the floor of Mars because it landed there in spectacular fashion almost 5 years in the past.

In that point, NASA’s most superior rover thus far, which is concerning the dimension of a small automobile, has traveled nearly 25 miles (40 kilometers) whereas on a regular basis conducting science analysis and collecting soil samples for return to Earth.

In a brand new video (prime) launched on Wednesday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which abroad the house company’s Mars missions, has shared footage captured by Perseverance’s two navigation cameras (navcams) because it accomplished a drive of 1,350.7 toes (411.7 meters) in 4 hours and 24 minutes on June 19, 2025 — a brand new file for distance lined in a single sol (a Mars sol is a martian photo voltaic day and lasts about 24 hours and 39 minutes).

The video was created by stitching collectively 300 picture pairs from the rover’s navcams, with one pair of captures occurring each 16 toes (5 meters) for the primary third of the journey, after which one each 3.3 toes (1 meter) for the remainder of it. Digital frames had been inserted about each 4 inches (0.1 meters).

Because the rover has a prime velocity of just below 0.1 mph, the ultimate piece has been sped as much as create one thing that has the texture of a drone flying simply above the bottom.

The rover tracks that seem within the video are from Perseverance’s two earlier southbound drives that befell in Could 2025.

The 1,350.7-feet (411.7-meter) drive beats the earlier single-sol drive file of 718.5 toes (219 meters) set by NASA’s Alternative rover method again in 2005.

The footage is a testomony to the rover’s ongoing skill to cope with the tough martian circumstances that embrace tough terrain and freezing temperatures.

Curiously, JPL has continued testing the rover’s numerous components on Earth to substantiate their longevity and to be taught extra about how lengthy they’re more likely to final, with the staff assured that Perseverance will be capable to carry on rolling till at the least 2031, barring any main mishaps, in fact.

“These checks present the rover is in wonderful form,” JPL’s Steve Lee, Perseverance’s deputy mission supervisor, said on NASA’s web site. “All of the techniques are absolutely able to supporting a really long-term mission to extensively discover this fascinating area of Mars.”