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The primary goal for a planetary rover is to navigate and traverse an unknown, hostile terrain, recognize and negotiate obstacles, deploy scientific instrumentation, and acquire samples from scientific targets.
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Ellery, A. (2016). Planetary environments. In: Planetary Rovers. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03259-2_2
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