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There's some info and speculation here: http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/3187/curiosity-why-did-they-reinvent-the-wheel-instead-of-using-pressure-tires
by noselasd 12y ago
There's some info and speculation here: http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/3187/curiosity-why-did-they-reinvent-the-wheel-instead-of-using-pressure-tires http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/3187/curiosity-why-...
- dredmorbius 12y agoThanks. Temperature range would definitely have an impact, and I hadn't considered that. I was thinking something more like a silicone rubber solid tire rather than a pneumatic one. I do see mass mentioned as well. The NASA article (referenced both in another comment here and in the SE post responses) cites landing shocks and wheel deployment specifically among mass constraints.