NASA's Spare Mars Rover Could Scout the Moon's South Pole
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NASA is considering sending its Mars rover backup, PROMISE, to the Moon’s south pole to test its scouting and resource-prospecting capabilities for a future lunar base, a move that would repurpose the rover but potentially limit Mars-rover testing and reflect a shifting emphasis from Mars to the Moon.
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- NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon Ars Technica
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