lunar rover

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noun (often initial capital letters)U.S. Aerospace.

a wire-wheeled, battery-powered vehicle used by Apollo astronauts to explore the moon's surface.

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Also called lunar roving vehicle.

Origin of lunar rover

First recorded in 1970–75

Yet the lunar rover—or, in NASA parlance, the lunar roving vehicle, or LRV—upended all expectations of what was possible in a brief visit to another world.
The Off-Roading Astronauts of Apollo|Earl Swift|June 23, 2021|Outside Online
Smaller solar power satellites, like those designed to power lunar rovers, could be operational even sooner.
Solar Power Stations in Space Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Needs|Amanda Jane Hughes|November 27, 2020|Singularity Hub
However, several probes—most recently the Curiosity rover—have measured methane in the Martian atmosphere.
Methane on Mars: Life or Just Gas?|Matthew R. Francis|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jeep steadily gave up a market it had created to rivals, particularly Toyota and Range Rover.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But the runaway best example of the game is another cluster of British luxury vehicles—Range Rover, Land Rover and Jaguar.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prototype Land Rover was designed by a Jeep owner and built on a Jeep chassis.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Knee deep in mud, sweat mixing with rain, they forced the Land Rover through the jungle.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The continent of Europe-Asia would of itself appear larger than all the lunar surface which is visible to us.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Only in the southern ocean can the waters obey the lunar and solar attraction in anything like a normal way.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The great big dog is named Rover, the middle-sized one Brownie, and the little yellow curly one Wienerwurst.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
But once when Hepzebiah fell in the pond after her doll, Rover swam in and caught her dress in his mouth and brought her to shore.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
From the time of Solon the Attic months were lunar, composed alternately of 30 and 29 days.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell