Landers & Rovers

Rovers and landers let us explore planetary surfaces up close — taking samples, drilling rock, and detecting signs of habitability.

Mars Rovers

• Sojourner — First Mars rover (1997)
• Spirit & Opportunity — Longest missions
• Curiosity — Nuclear-powered geology lab
• Perseverance — Searching for ancient life

Lunar Landers

• Vikram (ISRO) — Chandrayaan missions
• Surveyor — NASA unmanned lunar landers
• Chang'e — Chinese lunar program