Geography Sphere

The Martian land rover is the vehicle that the colonists use when going out into the Martian terrain. This vehicle is modeled somewhat after the Sojourner probe sent to Mars on NASA's Pathfinder in 1997. It has six wheels that can move independently of the others. This allows the rover to negociate all of the rocks on Mars. It runs only on electricity, and has solar panels that it can gather energy with. When it is dark or the panels are not functioning, it can run on its reserve batteries.

The rover is equipped with communications equipment to send its findings to Earth. It also carries equipment for analyzing the rocks of Mars. It sends this information back to the Department of Geology. If you haven't already, try visiting the Department of Martian Vehicles, and get your Martian driver's license. If you'd like, you can take a ride out to the Carl Sagan Memorial Station.