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A marathon on Mars

In this 2011 artist’s rendering provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of its arm, which extends about 7 feet. (Associated Press)
In this 2011 artist’s rendering provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of its arm, which extends about 7 feet. (Associated Press)

Here at Getting There, we usually stick to earthly endeavors.

But this video of NASA's Mars rover Curiousity doing a marathon on the red planet is too good to let pass.

Sure, sure, it took Curiosity like 11 years to complete the 26.2 miles, meaning it possibly set a solar system-wide record for the slowest marathon.

But in the video, it only takes the rover eight minutes!

So that's fast.

Nicholas Deshais
Joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He is the urban issues reporter, covering transportation, housing, development and other issues affecting the city. He also writes the Getting There transportation column and The Dirt, a roundup of construction projects, new businesses and expansions. He previously covered Spokane City Hall.

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