Synonyms of rover
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Noun (2)
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z, which consists of zoomable cameras attached to its mast, isn’t designed for solar monitoring; the rover points the system at the sun once a day to measure the dust in the Martian air, critical information for weather forecasting on the Red Planet.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 28 Nov. 2025
Just inches in size, the electrical arcs occurred within 6 feet of the microphone perched atop the rover's tall mast, part of a system for examining Martian rocks via camera and lasers.
—Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
It's got a microphone, and a few years ago scientists reported hearing the sounds of a whirling dust devil passing over the rover.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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As well as supplies for astronauts, Argonaut is designed to be able to adapt to carry a diverse range of payloads, including rovers, technology demonstration packages, lunar resource utilization facilities or even lunar telescopes or power stations.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z, which consists of zoomable cameras attached to its mast, isn’t designed for solar monitoring; the rover points the system at the sun once a day to measure the dust in the Martian air, critical information for weather forecasting on the Red Planet.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 28 Nov. 2025
Just inches in size, the electrical arcs occurred within 6 feet of the microphone perched atop the rover's tall mast, part of a system for examining Martian rocks via camera and lasers.
—Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
It's got a microphone, and a few years ago scientists reported hearing the sounds of a whirling dust devil passing over the rover.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rover. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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