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rover1.gif (24329 bytes)Total Mass

16 kg

Mobile Mass

11.5 kg including APXS deployment mechanism and APXS Instrument

Lander-Mounted Rover Equipment Mass:

4.5 kg including ultra-high frequency (UHF) modem and support structure.

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On board, using laser striping for obstacle detection

Mobility System

Six-wheel, rocker bogie suspension

Command And Telemetry

UHF link with lander

Payload

Aft and fore cameras, APXS, APXS deployment mechanism

Power

0.25-M2 Solar panels, peak power 16 W-hours: primary battery, 50 W-hours

Thermal Control

Three radioisotope header units (RHUs)

Computer Characteristics

80C85, 0.1 MIPS; 0.5 Mbyte RAM mass storage; 0.5 kg, 1.5 W

Surface Ops Time

10 A.M. to 2 P.M. each martian day (sol)