The Mars rover weighs about 70 kg. Savonius turbines are installed on its platform, a vertical-axis wind generator that allows the device to be charged at wind speeds of 10 m/s.
The robot is designed to work on Mars: it can collect soil samples, study the atmosphere and take photographs. The rover will be tested under various wind conditions in Kamchatka before being used on Mars.
The project was created with the support of the Scientific and Educational School of Moscow State University “Basic and Applied Space Exploration”.
Source: Ferra
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