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Wheelie geologists

The two rovers will roam around Mars for 90 Martian days looking for rocks, soil and interesting land features to study.

At a top speed of 5 cm per second, they'll be able to travel up to 100 metres each Martian day. But they'll probably travel shorter distances, conserving vital energy generated by their solar panels to carry out experiments and communicate with Earth.



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Image: NASA/JPL

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