Marsokhod
Spacecraft · Russia
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Nuclear powered crewed Mars Train rover (with ascent stage to orbit in centre).
Credit: Andy Salmon
Russian manned Mars rover. Study 1961. Surface transports were part of all Soviet Mars expeditions.
The earliest concepts had multiple articulated tracks. The elaborate Mars Train used wheeled vehicles equipped with manipulator arms so that extended surface operations could be undertaken in shirtsleeve comfort. Later Marsokhods were more austere, providing limited mobility around the landing site on short 30-day or 7-day sojourns on the surface.
Crew Size: 3.
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- Mars rover
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- Russia
- Agency
- Barmin bureau
Photo Gallery
Marsokhod
Painting of an early Marsokhod design from ca. 1959.
Credit: Gleb V. Aleksushin
Mars Train
Elements of Mars Train and Zvezda Lunar Base Support Craft. From left: two LK landers; Marsokhod with manipulator arms; Mars Train with reactor, ascent stage, and forward living module; another Marsokhod with manipulator arms.
Credit: © Mark Wade
EA Lander
EA Lander on Mars. Note the cylindrical air lock that has deployed from the belly, the landing legs, the aerodynamic surfaces on the tail, and the small Marsokhod rover on the surface.
Credit: RKK Energia
Mars Train
Elements of Mars Train and Zvezda Lunar Base Support Craft. From left: two LK landers; Marsokhod with manipulator arms; Mars Train with reactor, ascent stage, and forward living module; another Marsokhod with manipulator arms.
Credit: © Mark Wade
