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Q: Why does a Mars rover have six wheels?
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Are the Mars rover wheels hydraulic?

Yes


How many wheels does the Mars rover have?

The Mars Rovers "Opportunity" and "Spirit" have six wheels each with there own motor. The Mars Rovers also have a top speed of 50 mm/s (2 in/s) and an average speed of 10 mm/s.


How does the Mars rover move around Mars?

On wheels, driven by electrical motors. It moves very slowly, transmitting pictures and data to an orbiting relay station and then to Earth; controllers on Earth review the data, and transmit new commands to the Mars rovers. Think of it as the solar system's slowest radio-controlled toy car.


How does the mars rover steer?

The mars rover has six wheels so therefore to turn it uses a set of small jets on the bottom and sides. The Jets on the bottom push the vehicle off the ground and the side jets turn it while in the air. Because of this system the rover got caught in a snowdrift from a sudden storm in mars and exploded from leftover gasoline leaving a scar on NASA history.


Who invented the Mars rover?

there is only one mars rover and NASA invented the mars rover.


Does the mars rover use wheels?

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.


What country built the Mars rover?

The US built the Mars Rover


Where the Mars rover was invented?

The mars rover was invented at Nasa.


What year was the Mars Rover discovered?

The Mars Rover was not discovered it was invented.


What is the mission of the Mars rover Spirit?

the mars rover Spirit found water or ice on Mars


Does the Mars Rover have any cameras?

Yes, the Mars Rover has cameras to examine the land on Mars.


Why did they made the Mars rover?

NASA made the mars rover probably because they want to learn about Mars.