NASA’s new rover prototype drove 16 miles in a week, 10 times faster than anything it has on Mars

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By Darius PopaJun 19, 2026, 3:52 pm283 ptsTop
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has built a rover prototype that covered 16 miles in 37 hours of driving, making it roughly 10 times faster than any rover the agency currently operates on Mars. The four-wheeled machine, called ERNEST, reached speeds of up to 0.6mph during a field test in California’s…

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