NASA's 1st Mars rover touched down on the Red Planet 25 years ago - Space.com

The tiny vehicle and its lander, Pathfinder, paved the way for the car-sized Curiosity and Perseverance.

It was on Independence Day 25 years ago that a little rover named after a Civil War abolitionist parachuted and tumbled to the Red Planet's surface on airbags. NASA's first-ever Mars rover, dubbed S… [+4225 chars]

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