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.

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Etymology

Origin of lunar rover

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The lunar rover that allowed astronauts to traverse the moon’s surface was developed by the Polish-born Mieczyslaw G. Bekker and Ferenc Pavlics, a Hungarian.

From Los Angeles Times

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

In the space sector, Japan will provide and operate a "pressurised lunar rover", while the US will allow two Japanese astronauts to take part in Nasa's Artemis missions and - eventually - allow a Japanese astronaut to become the first non-American to land on the moon.

From BBC

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

Osinski also serves as principal investigator and scientific lead on Canada's first lunar rover, which is being designed and built by Canadensys Aerospace.

From Science Daily