The Curiosity Rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2012, and it has just accomplished its toughest task yet. On August 20th, Curiosity successfully climbed the steepest terrain it has ever encountered on Mars, a 5.5-meter tall Martian mountain known as “Greenheugh Pediment.” This was no easy task for the car-sized rover, but its perseverance paid off and it has now reached the summit of the mountain. The climb is a major milestone in Curiosity’s mission to explore Mars, and will provide invaluable data about the Martian environment.

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source: Phys.org