NASA engineers install legs, wheels on Mars 2020 rover
Every wheel has its own motor. The two front and two rear wheels also have individual steering motors that enable the vehicle to turn a full 360 degrees in place.
Jul 14, 2019, 13:03 PM ISTNASA's Mars 2020 rover to explore ancient life
The goal of the Mars 2020 rover is to look for signs of ancient life. It will be the first spacecraft to collect samples of the Martian surface, caching them in tubes that could be returned to Earth on a future mission, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
NASA to return massive chunk of Mars to the Red Planet onboard its 2020 rover
Earth has a limited supply of Martian meteorites, which scientists determined were blasted off Mars' surface millions of years ago.
Feb 14, 2018, 18:15 PM ISTNASA develops new unmanned rover for Mars 2020 mission
JPL is also developing a new landing technology that will allow the rover to visit sites deemed too risky for Curiosity and shave miles off its journey.
Nov 29, 2017, 16:26 PM ISTNASA's Mars 2020 rover will study the Red Planet with 23 'eyes'
After Pathfinder (1997), the Spirit and Opportunity rovers were designed with 10 cameras each, including on their landers; Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover has 17.
Nov 01, 2017, 11:43 AM ISTMars 2020 rover to use smart techniques to find signs of life
The Mars Exploration Program with a planned launch in 2020 builds on the success of prior rovers, to make coordinated measurements that could detect signs of ancient life - or bio-signatures - in their original spatial context.
Aug 17, 2017, 19:00 PM ISTMars 2020 rover set to sport more efficient robotic arm
Throughout its investigation, Mars 2020 will collect samples of soil and rock and cache them on the surface for potential return to Earth by a future mission.
Feb 15, 2017, 16:37 PM IST