Mars robot feeling 'a bit unwell' after swallowing a pebble - CBBC Newsround

A robot on Mars has bitten off more than it can chew while collecting rock samples on the red planet. Perseverance was sent to Mars last year by US space agency Nasa to find out more about our nearest planetary neighbour. The Mars rover has been successfully collecting small samples of rock to bring back to researchers on Earth. But in late December, it ran into trouble after pebbles fell into its machinery, causing it to malfunction. Nasa's Perseverance begins its Martian journey Nasa reveals new Mars rover name!