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Oxygen production is also useful for sample return missions. The biggest flaw with the rovers is that they’re terribly slow, so they can only explore a small r
by tlb 4y ago
Oxygen production is also useful for sample return missions.
The biggest flaw with the rovers is that they’re terribly slow, so they can only explore a small range around a landing site. If they could cover even 100km/day, which seems plausible on RTG or solar power, we could explore many sites.
- avar 4y agoThe limitation isn't the RTG or solar, it's that a rover moving at that speed would likely get itself stuck in the sand within a day. It happened to Spirit, and it was moving at a glacial pace, with a team of people carefully reviewing its every move.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoUse helos as scouts for the rovers, then. Hmm..wait..