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Curiosity is a large rover with six wheels about the size of a car, weighing in at more than 900 kilos.
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Most sought to eliminate the large rover in favor of a lander that would collect samples only within reach of its robot arm.
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Following the success of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, however, a large rover again became a key element of MSR planning.
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The MRSR mission would have seen a sophisticated large rover land on Mars and roll over the surface for tens or even hundreds of kilometers.
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The 2007-2008 Phase I iMARS study, for example, included a large rover - and an estimated cost upwards of $4.5 billion.
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It can even lower four large rovers to the lunar surface at the same time.