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		raverbashing on Aug 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First full-resolution images of the Martian surfac... How are you supposed to maneuver a 2 ton (or any rover for that matter) rover without cameras? And I guess today they are cheap and easy enough (I mean, cheap as space exploration goes)

nollidge on Aug 9, 2012 [–]

> How are you supposed to maneuver a 2 ton (or any rover for that matter) rover without cameras?

It's one ton, and you can't, which is why it has 2 navigation cameras and 4 hazard cameras near the wheels.

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