Jun 21, 2023
A Mars rover is a motor
vehicle designed to travel on the surface
of Mars. Rovers have
several advantages over stationary landers:
they examine more territory, they can be directed to interesting
features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather
winter months, and they can advance the knowledge of how to perform
very remote robotic vehicle
control. They serve a different purpose than orbital spacecraft
like Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter. A more recent development is
the Mars
helicopter.
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