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Robotic vehicle for Mars surface exploration
A Mars rover is a remote-controlled motor vehicle designed to travel on the surface of Mars. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they
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NASA rover exploring Mars since 2012
Curiosity is a Mars rover that is exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Launched in 2011
Curiosity_(rover)
NASA Mars rover deployed in 2021
Perseverance is a NASA rover that has been exploring Mars since February 18, 2021, as part of the Mars 2020 mission. Built and managed by the Jet Propulsion
Perseverance_(rover)
NASA mission to explore Mars via two rovers
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission was a robotic space mission involving two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars. It
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NASA Mars rover deployed in 2004
Opportunity, also known as MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) or MER-1, and nicknamed Oppy, is a robotic rover that was active on Mars from 2004 until 2018. Opportunity
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Astrobiology Mars rover mission by NASA
Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems
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Former NASA Mars rover, active from 2004 to 2010
known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a Mars robotic rover, active from 2004 to 2010. Spirit was operational on Mars for 2208 sols or
Spirit_(rover)
Chinese rover on Mars
is a Chinese rover on Mars, the country's first to land on another planet after it previously landed two rovers on the Moon. The rover is part of the
Zhurong_(rover)
First NASA Mars rover on Mars Pathfinder mission
Sojourner rover was a vehicle that reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Sojourner was operational on Mars for 92 sols
Sojourner_(rover)
Event timeline of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission
The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity, were launched from Earth on 26 November 2011. As of August 18, 2026, Curiosity has been in Gale
Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
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Mission including first robotic rover to operate on Mars (1997)
and a lightweight, 10.6 kg (23 lb) wheeled robotic Mars rover named Sojourner, the first rover to operate outside the Earth–Moon system. The mission
Mars_Pathfinder
Planned Mars rover, part of ExoMars programme
previously known as the ExoMars rover, is a planned European robotic Mars rover, part of the international astrobiology programme ExoMars led by the European
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Assessments of possible life on Mars
ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin was planned to drill and analyze subsurface samples before the programme's indefinite suspension, while the NASA Mars 2020
Life_on_Mars
Mars mission to collect rock and dust samples
design stage as of 2024[update], samples have been gathered on Mars by the Perseverance rover. Once returned to Earth, stored samples can be studied with
Mars_sample-return_mission
Mars rovers transporting people
Crewed Mars rovers (also called manned Mars rovers) are Mars rovers for transporting people on the planet Mars, and have been conceptualized as part of
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Solar day: unit of time on Mars
when, for example, scheduling the use of a Mars rover. The average duration of the day-night cycle on Mars—i.e., a Martian day—is 24 hours, 39 minutes
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the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, which operated for years beyond their specification. There are two functional rovers on the surface
Exploration_of_Mars
Robotic mission that deployed the ''Curiosity'' rover to Mars in 2012
successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The overall objectives include investigating Mars's habitability, studying its
Mars_Science_Laboratory
Astrobiology programme
Schiaparelli lander, and a future rover Rosalind Franklin. The goals of ExoMars are to search for signs of past life on Mars, investigate how the Martian water
ExoMars
Proposed Mars sample return mission
whether Mars once harbored life. Although the proposal never went beyond the design stage, the Perseverance rover is currently gathering samples on Mars. After
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Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers. Mission time is often measured in Mars sols, solar days on Mars. Mission Type Legend Mission to Mars Gravity
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Planetary surface exploration vehicle
for a needed period of time. Rovers which land on celestial bodies far from the Earth, such as the Mars Exploration Rovers, cannot be remotely controlled
Rover_(space_exploration)
Study of past and present water on Mars
water's abundance and distribution on Mars. Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, MRO, and Mars Science Lander Curiosity rover are still operating, and discoveries continue
Water_on_Mars
Landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars
successfully delivered the first Mars rover, Sojourner. In 2021, first Chinese lander and rover, Tianwen 1, successfully landed on Mars. The British Beagle 2 landed
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Event timeline of the NASA Mars 2020 mission
Mars 2020 mission, consisting of the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, was launched on July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero crater on Mars on
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Branch of the geology of Mars
orbit include THEMIS (Mars Odyssey), OMEGA (Mars Express), and CRISM (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). The two Mars exploration rovers each carry an Alpha
Composition_of_Mars
The embedded computer systems onboard Mars rovers are designed to withstand high radiation levels and large temperature changes in space. For this reason
Comparison of embedded computer systems on board the Mars rovers
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Robotic rover that was active on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2018
Opportunity is a robotic rover that was active on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2018. Launched on July 7, 2003, Opportunity landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on
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Cancelled NASA Mars rover concept
The Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher (MAX-C), also known as Mars 2018 mission, was a NASA concept for a Mars rover mission, proposed to be launched in
Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher
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Mars landers. As of 2022, 21 lander missions and 8 sub-landers (Rovers and Penetrators) attempted to land on Mars. Of 21 landers, the Curiosity rover
List_of_Mars_landers
Retired NASA helicopter on the Mars 2020 mission
SolAero. Ingenuity was delivered to Mars on 18 February 2021, attached to the underside of the Perseverance rover, which landed at the Octavia E. Butler
Ingenuity_(helicopter)
Fine regolith found on the surface of Mars
mission, but the soil has been studied remotely with the use of Mars rovers and Mars orbiters. Its properties can differ significantly from those of terrestrial
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Rover Challenge (URC) by the Mars Society is a robotics competition for university level students that challenges teams to design and build a rover that
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take samples. This is a list of the seven lunar rovers, seven Mars rovers, and three asteroid rovers that have explored extraterrestrial bodies. In addition
List of rovers on extraterrestrial bodies
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Fourth planet from the Sun
Curiosity rover and the Perseverance rover. Collected maps are available online at websites including Google Mars. NASA provides two online tools: Mars Trek
Mars
2020 Interplanetary mission by China to place an orbiter, lander, and rover on Mars
robotic spacecraft to Mars, consisting of six spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, lander, remote camera, and the Zhurong rover. The spacecraft,
Tianwen-1
Crater on Mars
that Jezero had been chosen as the landing site for the rover Perseverance as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. In November 2020, evidence of boulder falls
Jezero_(crater)
Proposed NASA lunar rover
model of the Mars rover Perseverance to the Moon. The rover would be powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, allowing the rover to remain operational
PROMISE_(rover)
were named Twin Peaks. Sojourner rover (Mars Pathfinder 1997): Barnacle Bill Yogi Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover, 2004–2010): Adirondack Home Plate
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of water-formed minerals on Mars including hematite and jarosite, by the Opportunity rover and goethite by the Spirit rover, has led to the conclusion
Climate_of_Mars
Proposed concepts
terraforming the planet. Currently, only robotic landers, rovers and a helicopter have been on Mars. As of 2026, the farthest humans have been beyond Earth
Human_mission_to_Mars
Martian crater
Gale shortly after the formation of the crater. The NASA Mars rover Curiosity, of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, landed in "Yellowknife"
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Mars 2020 electrochemical experiment
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) was a technology demonstration on the NASA Mars 2020 rover Perseverance investigating the
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Vehicle that travels on the Moon's surface
A lunar rover or Moon rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. The Apollo program's Lunar Roving Vehicle
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Suspension design common in space rovers
NASA's Mars rover Sojourner, and which has since become NASA's favored design for rovers. It has been used in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission
Rocker-bogie
Census designated place in California, United States
Baker Community Services District The Mars Science Laboratory Team tested an engineering model of the Curiosity rover in the desert near Baker. The CDP is
Baker,_California
NASA orbiter for geology and hydrology
a relay for communications between the Curiosity rover, and previously the Mars Exploration Rovers and Phoenix lander, to Earth. The mission was named
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Curiosity and Perseverance rovers are active. China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft is the most recent artificial object to land safely on Mars. The table does not include
List of artificial objects on Mars
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NASA Mars lander (2008)
than a rover because: costs were reduced through reuse of earlier equipment (though this claim is disputed by some observers); the area of Mars where Phoenix
Phoenix_(spacecraft)
incorporate a Mars, Mars rover and Starship themed Easter egg. Upon activation, the GPS map on the touchscreen display shows the surface of Mars instead of
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Former bodies of water on Mars
Curiosity Rover Finds Old Streambed on Mars – video (51:40)". NASAtelevision. Retrieved 28 September 2012. Chang, Alicia (27 September 2012). "Mars rover Curiosity
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Soviet orbiter/lander mission to Mars (1971–1972)
to prevent contamination of the martian environment. Mars 3 lander had a small 4.5 kg Mars rover on board, which would move across the surface on skis
Mars_3
Ghanaian engineer
Propulsion Laboratory He has been associated with various NASA Mars missions, notably the Mars Rover and InSight projects. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu was born in
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2022 novel by Jasmine Warga
Reader's Choice Award in 2025. Resilience is a fictional NASA Mars rover that explores Mars with great bravery, and faces hard challenges against dust-storms
A_Rover's_Story
India's second Martian mission
Kuthunur, Sharmila (17 May 2024). "India's ambitious 2nd Mars mission to include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute". Space.com
Mars_Lander_Mission
NASA spacecraft active since 2005
Phoenix lander in 2008, Mars Science Laboratory / Curiosity rover in 2012, InSight lander in 2018, and the Mars 2020 / Perseverance rover in 2021. On August
Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
American aerospace engineer
engineer and mission manager for the Mars Exploration Rovers. During the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover expeditions, she served as deputy
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Soviet orbiter and lander mission to Mars (1971–1972)
prevent contamination of the Martian environment. Mars 2 lander had a small 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb) Mars rover on board, which would move across the surface
Mars_2
Gas layer surrounding Mars
every 5.5 Earth years (every 3 Martian years) on Mars and can threaten the operation of Mars rovers. However, the mechanism responsible for the development
Atmosphere_of_Mars
NASA orbiter mission to Mars (1996–2006)
larger Mars Exploration Program, Mars Global Surveyor performed atmospheric monitoring for sister orbiters during aerobraking, and helped Mars rovers and
Mars_Global_Surveyor
Robotic rover that was active on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2010
Spirit is a robotic rover that was active on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2010. Launched on June 10, 2003, Spirit landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on January
Timeline_of_Spirit
Space suit for the Martian surface
(See also: Z series space suits.) The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has a materials test that is hoped will aid Mars suit development, the SHERLOC experiment;
Mars_suit
Extraterrestrial Plateau
the Mars Exploration Rovers, since 2006. The rover became stuck in loose granular material alongside the northeast side of the plateau. The rover last
Home_Plate_(Mars)
Transit of a moon of Mars
a transit was photographed by Mars Rover Opportunity, while on 13 March 2004, a transit was photographed by Mars Rover Spirit. In the captions below,
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Martian mountain
Planetary Nomenclature is 15000. On August 6, 2012, Curiosity (the Mars Science Laboratory rover) landed in "Yellowknife" Quad 51 of Aeolis Palus, next to the
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List of spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars
"NASA Takes No Dirty Chances With Mars Rover". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-08-03. It's expected to orbit Mars for at least 50 years before crashing
List_of_Mars_orbiters
Landing site of ''Curiosity'' rover
2012, landing site within Gale crater on planet Mars of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover. On August 22, 2012, on what would have been his
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Smaller and outer moon of Mars
transit of Deimos was photographed by Mars rover Opportunity, and on 13 March 2004 a transit was photographed by Mars rover Spirit.[citation needed] Overall
Deimos_(moon)
Advocacy group for Mars exploration
a college robotics competition in Utah called the University Rover Challenge. The Mars Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is funded by
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Aromatic polyamide synthetic fibre
Teijin Aramid. Technora was used on January 25, 2004 to suspend the NASA Mars rover Opportunity from its parachute during descent. It was also later used
Technora
Mars orbiter, part of ExoMars programme
Curiosity (rover) – NASA rover exploring Mars since 2012 List of missions to Mars Mars 2020 – Astrobiology Mars rover mission by NASA Mars Exploration
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Australian geologist and astrobiologist
one of seven principal investigators on the Mars Rover 2020 team searching for evidence of life on Mars using the Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry
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Space program of the Soviet Union
relays to send signals from the landers to Earth. Both landers had a small Mars rover, PrOP-M, on board, which would move across the surface on skis while connected
Soviet_Mars_program
Intense dust storm occurring on Mars in 2018
2018 dust storm was on NASA’s Opportunity rover, which had been operational on Mars since 2004. The rover was severely affected by the storm's extreme
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Soviet Mars rover launched in 1971
Estimating Vehicle for Mars or Device Evaluation Terrain—Mars) were two Soviet Mars rovers that were launched on the unsuccessful Mars 2 and Mars 3 missions in
PrOP-M
Facility where humans could live on Mars
perhaps a Mars rover. One of the largest issues lies in simply getting to Mars, which means escaping Earth's atmosphere, sustaining the journey to Mars, and
Mars_habitat
Martian moons lander
planned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to Phobos, a moon of Mars. The rover is designed to land on Phobos and explore its surface before the MMX
Idefix_(rover)
American engineer; inventor of the rocker-bogie suspension
first used for the Sojourner rover during NASA’s 1997 Mars Pathfinder mission and later adopted for subsequent Mars rovers. His career also included earlier
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Large language model and AI chatbot by Anthropic
route for NASA's Mars rover, Perseverance. NASA engineers used Claude Code to prepare a route of around 400 meters using the Rover Markup Language. In
Claude_(AI)
Soft landing system for Mars rovers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory for its two largest Mars rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance. While previous rovers used airbags for landing, both Curiosity and
Sky_crane_(landing_system)
American spacecraft systems engineer
director for the NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission (Curiosity Mars rover) and was recognized in popular media for living on Mars time with his family
David_Y._Oh
scientific instruments. Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission by NASA's Mars Exploration Program that includes the Perseverance rover which launched on 30 July
List of uncrewed NASA missions
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Lego line for more advanced models
impressed by the final result that is more than we could have imagined.” NASA Mars Rover Perseverance (set number: 42158) was released on 1 June 2023. The set
Lego_Technic
Mars landing demonstration system
Euros for a Mars rover and static lander. At this time the idea was for a single launch bringing both a Mars Exploration Rover class rover and instrumented
Schiaparelli_EDM
Proposed Russian Mars rover
Marsokhod (Russian: Марсоход, lit. 'Mars rover') is a Russian Mars rover project that was intended for use in the Mars-96 mission. Instead it was used for
Marsokhod
Roboticist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and driver of the Mars rovers
engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for driving the Mars rovers, notably Curiosity and Perseverance, using software including PLEXIL
Vandi_Verma
Hypothetical modification of Mars into an Earth-like habitable planet
(See Carbon dioxide toxicity.) In 2021, the NASA Mars rover Perseverance was able to make oxygen on Mars. The process is complex and takes a considerable
Terraforming_of_Mars
founder of the Mars Society. Winners: 1st place: SCORPIO, Wrocław, Poland 2nd place: IMPULS, Kielce, Poland 3rd place: Lunar and Mars Rover Team, Cairo,
European_Rover_Challenge
NASA federally funded research and development center
are the Mars 2020 mission, which includes the Perseverance rover; the Mars Science Laboratory mission, including the Curiosity rover; the Mars Reconnaissance
Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
Croatian-born NASA engineer (1947–2012)
worked on Mars Exploration Rovers. Dr. Matijevic was involved in developing the "Sojourner", "Spirit", "Opportunity" and "Curiosity" rovers. For his contributions
Jacob_Matijevic
Scott Maxwell is an American engineer and a former Mars rover planning lead for Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit and Opportunity at the Jet Propulsion
Scott_Maxwell_(engineer)
Martian rock noted for its potential life signs
Cheyava Falls is a rock discovered on Mars in 2024 by NASA's Perseverance rover during its exploration of the Jezero crater. This rock, named after a
Cheyava_Falls
2013. "Mars 2, 3 (Mars M71 #1, #2, #3)". "Mars 3". Retrieved 28 May 2010. Williams, David R. Dr. (18 December 2006). "Viking Mission to Mars". NASA.
List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies
List_of_landings_on_extraterrestrial_bodies
Palus on Mars
on Mars. It is located at 4°28′S 137°25′E / 4.47°S 137.42°E / -4.47; 137.42. The NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission landed the Curiosity rover on
Aeolis_Palus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Rover or rover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rover may refer to: Constance Rover (1910–2005), English historian Jolanda de Rover (born 1963)
Rover
Basketball-sized iron-nickel meteorite found on Mars
Wikinews has related news: Mars Rover’s Basketball-Shaped Discovery Stirs Controversy Rover finds meteorite on Mars Heat Shield Rock is a basketball-sized
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Science instrument on the Curiosity rover
Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) is a suite of instruments on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. The SAM instrument suite analyzed organics and
Sample_Analysis_at_Mars
Features recorded by 2004–2018 missions
The Mars Exploration Rover mission successfully landed and operated the rovers Spirit and Opportunity on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2018. During Spirit's
List of surface features of Mars visited by Spirit and Opportunity
List_of_surface_features_of_Mars_visited_by_Spirit_and_Opportunity
Uncrewed spaceflight program by NASA
has made use of orbital spacecraft, landers, and Mars rovers to explore the possibilities of life on Mars, as well as the planet's climate and natural resources
Mars_Exploration_Program
Proposed approaches to tracking date and time on the planet Mars
used. The Mars time of noon is 12:00 which is in Earth time 12 hours 20 minutes after midnight. For the Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Phoenix
Timekeeping_on_Mars
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