Mars rover driver

No one has yet visited Mars - at least, no humans have. Robot rovers have explored the surface of the Red Planet, and it's the job of people on Earth to control their every movement.

Find out what's involved in being a rover driver, the tools and skills you need, and the difficulties of controlling something that's millions of miles away.

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Subject(s)Design and technology
Author(s)Scott Maxwell, Catherine Chambers
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2014
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Shelf reference331 THE
ISN/ISBN9781406259780
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8qr6

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