Exploring the Planets & Udvar-Hazy
Robots on other worlds
Travel from a spacecraft built to pass distant worlds to robots designed to move across the surface of Mars.
About 12 minutes in Overview · Choose In depth whenever you want to stay longer.
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Voyager Spacecraft
Start with Voyager. Consider what instruments and communication make it possible to learn without a human crew aboard.
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Mars Pathfinder Rover Marie Curie
Meet Marie Curie and look closely at the relationship between a mission’s flight vehicle and the hardware retained on Earth.
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Mars Pathfinder Lander and Sojourner Rover
Cross to Udvar-Hazy for the Pathfinder lander and Sojourner display. Explore how landing, mobility, and communication depended on each other.
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Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity
Return to Exploring the Planets and compare Curiosity with the earlier rover. Look for the change in scale and scientific equipment.
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