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309:Mass: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
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263:Speed: 10 km/h (6 mph)
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466:"D-RATS Set Sights on Asteroid"
321:Height: 1.3 m (51 in)
266:Range: 125 km (78 mi)
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609:"How Lunar Rovers Work"
191:Small Pressurized Rover
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187:Lunar Electric Rover
183:near-Earth asteroids
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341:Moon rover used on
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