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The Mars Pathfinder mission was widely proclaimed as "flawless" in the early days after its July 4th, 1997 landing on the Martian surface. Successes included its unconventional "landing" -- bouncing onto the Martian surface surrounded by airbags, deploying the Sojourner Mars Rover, and gathering and transmitting voluminous data back to Earth, including the panoramic pictures that were such a hit on the Web.
Each of the six wheels contains one miniature electric motor. All motor bearings are lubricated with 1/2 drop of SynLube. Total of 6 drops of SynLube are on Mars !
This photograph of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, was taken during mobility testing on June 3, 2011. The location is inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Each of the six wheels contains one electric motor. All motor bearings are lubricated with SynLube.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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