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Planetary explorers: Space rovers

Humanity has sent many probes to the moon and planets, but only a handful of these machines have been able to travel over their surfaces. We round up the space rovers
The Sojourner rover was part of NASA's hugely successful Mars Pathfinder mission. See more rovers in the gallery
The Sojourner rover was part of NASA’s hugely successful Mars Pathfinder mission. See more rovers in the gallery
(Image: NASA)

Humanity has sent many probes to the moon and planets, but only a handful of these machines have been able to travel over their surfaces. We round up the space rovers.

See the solar system’s robot explorers in our gallery

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