Rovers typically land on a planet other than Earth or a moon via a lander -style spacecraft, tasked to move around and collect information about the terrain, and to take crust samples such as dust, soil, …

Dec 10, 2025 · Each robotic explorer sent to the Red Planet has its own unique capabilities driven by science. Many attributes of a rover take on human-like features, such as “heads,” “bodies,” and …

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring the slopes of Mount Sharp looking for clues about Mars' watery past. Here, it looks at the boxwork pattern for ancient water flow.

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Mars Exploration Rover, either of a pair of U.S. robotic vehicles that explored the surface of Mars from January 2004 to June 2018. One rover, Opportunity, lasted 14 years and covered 45 km (28 miles), …

May 9, 2025 · Space rovers are robotic vehicles designed to traverse the surface of extraterrestrial bodies, like Mars and the Moon, performing scientific research and exploration in environments too …

Explore the remarkable journey of Spirit, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover, which revolutionized our understanding of the Red Planet’s geology. Traverse alien landscapes with robotic vehicles, …

Jan 13, 2026 · NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.

2 days ago · With many missions on the manifest, the new year promises to be packed with space science. Two interplanetary spacecraft will arrive at their destinations as another Mars window opens …

The Perseverance rover lifted off successfully on July 30, 2020, at 11:50:00 UTC aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41, at Cape Canaveral Air …