Testing on Earth has shown that driving backward should reduce wear on the front and middle wheels, so the Sol 547 drive was the first long, 100 meters, backward drive .
Testing on Earth has shown that driving backward should reduce wear on the front and middle wheels, so the Sol 547 drive was the first long, 100 meters, backward drive . It went very well, and the terrain ahead looks good , so another long drive is planned for Sol 548, again mostly backward.
Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
