Mars rover Mars rover A Mars rover is a motor vehicle that propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars upon arrival. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, and they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months, and they can advance the knowledge of how to perform very remote robotic vehicle control. There have been four successful robotically operated Mars rovers. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory managed the "Sojourner" rover, the "Opportunity" rover, "Spirit" rover, and, now the "Curiosity" rover. On January 24, 2016 NASA reported that
Crewed Mars rover design, which featured a six-wheel design, enclosed cab, and a mobile laboratory concept. The rover concept is a Non-NASA design, but did debut at the Kennedy Space Center's "Summer of Mars" and is back dropped by agencies goal of getting humans to Mars by the early 2030s. "Car and Driver" magazine reported on this event, and dubbed it a 'Mars Car' noting the designers and various specifications of the vehicle such as its size. An example of an in-house NASA design for rover, is the wheeled version of the Space Exploration Vehicle, which can has a version for outer space.