Daniel PomarèdeCuriosity: 4844th day of the mission
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Winchell Chung ⚛🚀Someone was a bit optimistic in their estimation of wheel durability
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Michael Busch@GalbinusCaeli @nyrath @pomarede
Curiosity was designed to be able to drive even if the wheels are reduced to bare spokes, although not well: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wares-Chancharoen/publication/381094274_A_REVIEW_OF_STRUCTURAL_AND_SYSTEM_DESIGN_OF_MARS_ROVER_CURIOSITY_AND_PERSEVERANCE/links/665bf2aa0b0d2845747c008c/A-REVIEW-OF-STRUCTURAL-AND-SYSTEM-DESIGN-OF-MARS-ROVER-CURIOSITY-AND-PERSEVERANCE.pdf .
And the damage to Curiosity's wheels is why Perseverance's have significantly thicker tires.
Zdeněk Doležal