NASA's New Mars Rover 'Curiosity'

The Mars Rover Curiosity, June 3, 2011
NASA / JPL-Caltech

Ramps
Test operators monitor how Curiosity handles a ramp, Sept. 10, 2010. Like its predecessors, Curiosity uses a rocker bogie suspension system to drive over uneven ground.

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