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WASHINGTON, June 5, 2026, 12:04 EDT NASA’s Perseverance rover has nearly covered the length of a marathon on the Martian surface. The most recent update from the agency’s location map places the rover at 26.1 miles—42.01 km—after its latest drive on Sol 1877. That leaves it just shy of a marathon’s official 26.2 miles (42.195 km). (NASA Science) The milestone stands out as Perseverance keeps rolling outside Jezero Crater, marking over five years of activity on Mars. Meanwhile, NASA this week shut down the MAVEN orbiter—one of the key relay points for sending data from surface rovers home. According to

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