Developing rovers for Moon and Mars missions poses interesting challenges to engineers and scientists. Multiple companies are working on these ideas though. NASA has recently displayed a cool Mars Rover concept vehcile at the Kennedy Space Center. It has electric motors powered by a battery and solar panels.
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Summer of Mars Kickoff Event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
WOW! Check out @ExploreSpaceKSC‘s new rover concept! The scientifically-themed outreach vehicle uses technology that could be used on Mars! pic.twitter.com/wQpe8zetBj
— NASA_SLS (@NASA_SLS) June 6, 2017
Of course, this rover won’t be actually used on Mars, but some of its features might make it to the final version. You can learn more about this vehicle here.
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