Exploration architecture
Planetary Surface Mobility
How crews range across a world beyond the walking distance of their habitat — from unpressurised buggies for short trips to pressurised rovers that serve as mobile homes for days-long expeditions. Mobility multiplies the science a surface mission can do, turning a single landing site into a region to explore.
Systems, programs & concepts
Knowledge connections
- Associated withSurface Operations & Sampling
- Associated withLunar Surface Base
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.