Long Range Science Rover (Rocky 7) Mojave Desert Field Tests
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This paper describes current rover field testing activities of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and presents results obtained to-date. These field tests were collaborative activities between JPL engineers and a team of scientists from several universities and NASA centers. The broad objective of these field tests is to simulate, as closely as possible, realistic mission scenarios for upcoming NASA Mars missions, evaluate existing technologies, and identify technologies that need to be developed. This paper describes the results obtained during the first such test, which took place in the Mojave Desert in December of 1996, and outlines plans for future tests.
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