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lunar rover

American  

noun

(often initial capital letters)
  1. a wire-wheeled, battery-powered vehicle used by Apollo astronauts to explore the moon's surface.


Etymology

Origin of lunar rover

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Interlune plans to estimate how much helium-3 is in the lunar regolith — that is, moon debris — through a lunar rover mission carried out with Astrolab in 2028.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Designed for battlefield reconnaissance, it resembles a lunar rover equipped with several suspended cameras, according to the specialist publication.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Later Artemis missions plan to use a lunar rover to explore the Moon's south pole starting with Artemis V, currently scheduled for 2030.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Last year, China’s Chang’e-4 mission landed a lunar rover on the far side of the moon – something that had never been done before.

From NewsForKids.net • Jan. 30, 2024

When NASA’s new lunar rover lands on the moon’s south pole next year, it will encounter a whole new kind of cold.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

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