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Does the mars rover use wheels?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

All of the versions of the Mars rovers that the United States has produced and used have had wheels. However, the US had prototypes of ones with continuous tracks, or tank tracks. China and Russia have also explored the moon and Mars with similar type apparatuses.

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