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To: fulltlt

I’m pretty sure each wheel has it’s own electric motor so there is no differential necessary... seems like as we know the moon is all soft dust it would’ve been prudent to send a tracked vehicle.


13 posted on 08/19/2014 4:02:34 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: Neidermeyer

>> “seems like as we know the moon is all soft dust it would’ve been prudent to send a tracked vehicle.” <<

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Soft dust was a popular theory for the moon, until the first landing demolished it. Your bathroom floor has as much dust as was found on the moon. Sand on Mars is a whole different question.
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14 posted on 08/19/2014 4:06:08 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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