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		qwertox on Feb 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mars landing: Photo shows Perseverance rover durin... Does anyone know why the two front wheels are turned inward?

Nekhrimah on Feb 20, 2021 | [–]

To fit [0] inside the circular shell of the heatshield.

[0] https://www.flickr.com/photos/24354425@N03/49953375668/

6nf on Feb 20, 2021 | [–]

For clearance inside the spacecraft that contained the rover maybe?

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