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Mars Rover: Tumbleweed Models

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hither-and-yon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A North Carolina State project has prototyped a wind-blown Mars exploration rover. It draws its inspiration from the lowly tumbleweed, to cover large distances with low-power requirements. For collecting atmospheric, thermal or geological samples across great distances, the 'single-wheel' tumbleweed has some advantages over the usual four-wheeling approach to tough terrain."

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  1. Followup by An+Onerous+Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If any of the girls in the picture are reading this, *write me!*

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  2. GO WOLFPACK!!! by sstory · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    --Steve (NCSU physics major)