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Lunokhod : Science Photo Library release (BBC Science News site), Image showing a model of the Soviet Lunokhod-1 Moon rover
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post Nov 27 2006, 05:15 PM
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Pic and brief description here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_...7269/html/1.stm

Doesn't that red soil throw you for a bit...........?

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post Nov 27 2006, 06:52 PM
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Very nice pic. That of course is a terrestrial test version, basic 9 wheel chassis (note the 9th odometer wheel in stowed position on left), without the "bath tub" instrument module or solar panel lid. The soil color reminds me of the Marsokhods that the Soviets once talked about..

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- SkyeLab   Lunokhod : Science Photo Library release (BBC Science News site)   Nov 27 2006, 05:15 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Nice picture. I have heard the auction story befo...   Nov 27 2006, 05:29 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Nov 27 2006, 09:29 A...   Nov 27 2006, 07:27 PM
- - kenny   Very nice pic. That of course is a terrestrial tes...   Nov 27 2006, 06:52 PM
- - kenny   Oh no you don't... they tried that before, bou...   Nov 27 2006, 09:50 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I would be surprised that the Soviet (or Russian) ...   Nov 28 2006, 02:01 AM
- - dvandorn   I've listened through a long Usenet argument a...   Nov 28 2006, 06:15 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 28 2006, 06:15 AM) ...   Nov 28 2006, 08:38 AM
- - SkyeLab   Wikipedia has an article regarding the Lunokhod pr...   Nov 28 2006, 12:51 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Other Doug's comment gave me a brilliant idea ...   Nov 29 2006, 02:46 AM
- - helvick   Phil, If you are correct about Viking 2's pos...   Nov 29 2006, 08:16 AM

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