NASA · Aerospace · 1997
First wheeled vehicle to operate on another planet. Microwave-oven-sized six-wheeled rover delivered to Mars by the Mars Pathfinder mission in July 1997. Operated for 83 sols (12x its 7-sol design life), traveling 100 meters and returning 550 images plus chemical analyses of 16 rock and soil targets. Named after abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
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| Sub-type | Mars Rover |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 1997 |
| Origin | USA |
| Also known as | Microrover Flight Experiment (MFEX), Mars Pathfinder Rover |
| Announced | 1989 |
| Released | 1997-07-04 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 280 × 480 × 650 mm |
| Weight | 11.5 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum alloy |
| Degrees of freedom | 6 |
| Payload | 0.5 kg |
| Max speed | 0.01 m/s |
| Battery | 150 Wh |
| Camera | 3 cameras: 2x front B&W stereo, 1x rear color (484x768 pixels) |
| Chipset | Intel 80C85 (rad-tolerant) |
| Actuator type | Brushed DC motors with rocker-bogie suspension |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Made in | USA |