6 Systems to explore the Moon and Mars- Vehicles on the moon & Mars

Rover

A robot that explores other planets, like a space explorer.

Solar Panels

Special panels that turn sunlight into electricity to power things, like a rover.

Mars

The fourth planet from the Sun, known as the Red Planet.

Lunar

Anything related to the Moon, like a lunar rover.

Micro-organisms

Tiny living things that are too small to see without a microscope.

Antenna

A part of a rover that sends and receives signals, like a radio.

Spacecraft

A vehicle designed to travel in space.

Astronauts

People trained to go into space and explore.

Solar Energy

Energy that comes from the Sun.

Radio Signals

Invisible waves that carry information, like how we listen to music on the radio.

Red Planet

Another name for Mars because of its reddish color.

Explore

To travel and learn about new places, like a rover explores Mars.

Pathfinder

One of the first rovers to land on Mars in 1997.

Sojourner

A small rover that came out of the Pathfinder spacecraft and explored Mars.

Spirit

One of the twin rovers that landed on Mars in 2004 and explored for many years.

Opportunity

The other twin rover that landed with Spirit and kept exploring Mars for nine years!

Curiosity Rover

A big rover that landed on Mars in 2012 and is still exploring, looking for signs of tiny life.

Lunar Rovers

Rovers used by astronauts to drive around and explore the Moon during the Apollo missions.