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This is how NASA reinvented their Mars Rover

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NASA engineers have spent the past three decades working on interplanetary exploration technology.

The first Mars Rover was about the size and weight of a microwave oven.

It had six wheels, each with their own independent electric motor, and an experimental new suspension system that was called the Rocker Bogey .

Curiosity Rover , named Curiosity , became the 1st of a new breed of vehicle to roam the Martian surface in 2012 .

In 2021 , Curiosity was joined on Mars by its own twin Rover, Perseverance , part of the Mars 2020 mission.

The twin Rovers were able to accomplish orders of magnitude more exploration and data collection than any previous Mars mission.

NASA 's Ingenuity drone has flown 67 flights on Mars .

The drone is being used as a scouting vehicle to help plan out the journey of the Perseverance Rover as it navigates the steep river deltas of the Jezero Crater .

The internal systems of the drone have a lot in common with a modern smartphone.

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