NASA's newest rover to explore … Greenland?!

Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 13:01 in Astronomy & Space

By Douglas MainLiveScienceNASA's newest rover won't be exploring another planet, but will take a look at part of our own. Named Grover (short for Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research), the rover will explore Greenland's ice sheets to better understand how they form, and how quickly they may be melting.The device is solar-powered and semi-autonomous, and will embark on its...    

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