NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-world driving distance

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just broke the record for the farthest distance traveled by any vehicle on another world, the space agency announced . The six-wheeled, nuclear-powered buggy has now traveled 28.10 miles (45.22 km) as of October 11th, besting NASA's Opportunity rover that rolled 28.06 miles (45.16 km) across the red planet's surface. Perseverance managed the feet in just five and a half years, compared to nearly 15 for the plucky Opportunity.

Last we checked with Perseverance, it was officially a marathon finisher with 26.2 miles under its pock-marked metal wheels . While the…