Daily Illuminator

February 13, 2005: Hopping Around Mars

Spirit and Opportunity are doing wonderful work on the ground, but eventually we'll need to send flying rovers to Mars. One possible design is the "gashopper." It will use solar power to liquify CO2 from the Martian atmosphere, and then heat it and use it as a propellant, flying from site to site. Read the Universe Today story.

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