UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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A space probe that has the ability to move to different locations on a planet’s surface.
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A space probe that lands on a planet
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A space probe that orbits another planet
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A space probe that flies by another planet and takes pictures.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A rover (or sometimes planetary rover) is a planetary surface exploration device designed to move across the solid surface on a planet or other planetary mass celestial bodies.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is car-sized, about 10 feet long (not including the arm), 9 feet wide, and 7 feet tall (about 3 meters long, 2.7 meters wide, and 2.2 meters tall). But at 2, 260 pounds (1, 025 kilograms), it weighs less than a compact car.
Detailed explanation-3: -Probes Over Time We tend to call these more sophisticated probes spacecraft, orbiters, landers and rovers. One of the most famous probes is Voyager 1.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rovers help scientists in their quest to understand what different parts of the planet are made of. Mars is made up of lots of different types of rocks, and each rock is made up of a mixture of chemicals. A rover can drive around to different areas, studying the different chemicals in each rock.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Curiosity rover found that ancient Mars had the right chemistry to support living microbes. Curiosity found sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon–key ingredients necessary for life–in the powder sample drilled from the “Sheepbed” mudstone in Yellowknife Bay.
Detailed explanation-6: -Opportunity landed at Meridiani Planum, a place where mineral deposits suggested that Mars had a wet history. Each rover bounced onto the surface inside a landing craft protected by airbags.