rover

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noun (1)

ro·ver ˈrō-vər

Synonyms of rover next

: pirate

rover

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noun (2)

rov·er ˈrō-vər

: a random or long-distance mark in archery

—usually used in plural

: wanderer, roamer

: a player who is not assigned to a specific position on a team and who plays wherever needed

: a vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (such as the moon or Mars)

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The rover is already at work and confirmed the presence of sulfur on the lunar surface Monday, according to India’s Space Research Organization. —

Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023 The other, Peregrine Mission 1 from Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology, carries a tiny rover called Iris. —

IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2023 The lander and rover will use a range of instruments to make thermal, seismic and mineralogical measurements. —

Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023 Jordan has been the primary first-team rover during preseason camp, though South Alabama has begun to experiment with combinations where Gallmon and Voisin are on the field together. —

Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023 That began with a lunar orbiter in 2007 and was followed by other orbiters, a lander, and then a rover in 2019. —

Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023 Yam Banks is a lock to hold down the Husky (nickel spot) and Jalen Jordan has been the first player on the field at rover for nearly every team drill in the preseason. —

Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023 Next year, a NASA rover called VIPER and a separate hopping spacecraft called Micro-Nova from the US firm Intuitive Machines will also look for ice inside lunar craters at the south pole. —

Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2023 Technicians carefully lower the MOXIE instrument into the Perseverance rover. —

Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023 See More

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