Comment Comment by walrus01 "Hey NASA, can I copy your homework"?"uhhh...""It's okay, I'll just change it up a little bit so it doesn't look like a 1:1 copy of Spirit and Opportunity"https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-tianwen-1-enters-mars-orbit/a-5...More seriously, there's probably only so many valid 6-wheeled rocker bogey suspension type rover designs that are possible, but the resemblance is uncanny. NASA also likely spent a lot of time studying photos of the Soviet Lunokhod rovers. parent walrus01 5 years ago
"uhhh..."
"It's okay, I'll just change it up a little bit so it doesn't look like a 1:1 copy of Spirit and Opportunity"
https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-tianwen-1-enters-mars-orbit/a-5...
More seriously, there's probably only so many valid 6-wheeled rocker bogey suspension type rover designs that are possible, but the resemblance is uncanny. NASA also likely spent a lot of time studying photos of the Soviet Lunokhod rovers.