DocumentCode
957354
Title
Mars exploration rover mobility development
Author
Lindemann, Randel A. ; Bickler, Donald B. ; Harrington, Brian D. ; Ortiz, Gary M. ; Voothees, C.J.
Author_Institution
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Volume
13
Issue
2
fYear
2006
fDate
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
19
Lastpage
26
Abstract
The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Project was launched in mid-2000 to land two mobile exploration platforms at different science targets on the red planet. The centerpiece of each mission is the rover and its scientific payload. Spirit and Opportunity are identical vehicles, and each carries the same science payload and engineering subsystems. NASA´s current Mars program is once again focused on missions to the Martian surface to answer fundamental questions of the extent Mars ever supported a liquid water environment on its surface, and hence the planet´s ability to have sustained life
Keywords
Mars; aerospace robotics; mobile robots; planetary rovers; Mars exploration rover mobility development; Mars program; NASA; mobile exploration platforms; mobility testing program; History; Mars; NASA; Payloads; Planets; Robotics and automation; Space technology; Testing; Vehicles; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-9932
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MRA.2006.1638012
Filename
1638012
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