Luciana's Maker Station - Mars Rover

The Mars rover is similar to the Moon Rover that the Apollo astronauts used to travel on the moon.
This is amazing video of the Apollo 16 mission. The astronauts are driving on the moon.

This version of the Mars Rover has a robotic arm, lights and a power antenna. It also has solar panels just like the satellite.

This is the Apollo 15 Moon Rover



The MARS Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Curiosity's mission is to determine whether the Red Planet ever was, or is, habitable to microbial life. The rover, which is about the size of a MINI Cooper, is equipped with 17 cameras and a robotic arm containing a suite of specialized laboratory-like tools and instruments.





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