Mars surface mobility comparison of past, present, and future rover systems
G. R. Wilson, J. Andringa, Luther W. Beegle, James F. Jordan, G. S. Mungus, David Muliere, Joanne Vozoff, Thomas J. Wilson · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 2005
The future robotic and human exploration of Mars will rely heavily on mobile system to meet exploration objectives. In particular, the next decade of exploration (2009-2020) will utilize rovers and other mobile surface platforms to conduct a wide variety of tasks, including in the search for water and life, characterization of terrain and its geology, and conduct precursor measurements prepare for future human exploration.