Nearly a decade on it its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover has left several marks on Mars, and the Red Planet is returning the favor.
Curiosity Rover's Nearly Decade-Long Scientific Work On Mars Took A Toll On Its WheelsReuters
According to CNET, the rocky terrain inside Mars' Gale Crater has taken significant bites out of Curiosity's six aluminum wheels. The damage appears to be severe, but don't worry; Curiosity should be able to continue trundling around for some time.
"The current predicted odometry remaining is expected to be sufficient to support Curiosity throughout the remainder of the mission," Andrew Good, a spokesman for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which manages Curiosity's mission, told Space.com.