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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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
California's Mojave Desert, including Death Valley National Park, have long served as proving grounds, from the Viking Lander in the 1970s to the landing trials for NASA's Perseverance rover.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
As a secondary task, the spacecraft also serves as one of four spacecraft that relay communications between Earth and missions on the Martian surface; notably these missions include the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
Last year, for example, NASA’s Curiosity rover recorded a solar storm that generated 100 days’ worth of the Milky Way’s normal background radiation over the span of a single day.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2025
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Here's what to know about the James Webb Space Telescope and Curiosity rover, as well as how the spacecraft came to be on Time magazine's prestigious list.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
California's Mojave Desert, including Death Valley National Park, have long served as proving grounds, from the Viking Lander in the 1970s to the landing trials for NASA's Perseverance rover.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
As a secondary task, the spacecraft also serves as one of four spacecraft that relay communications between Earth and missions on the Martian surface; notably these missions include the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
Last year, for example, NASA’s Curiosity rover recorded a solar storm that generated 100 days’ worth of the Milky Way’s normal background radiation over the span of a single day.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rover. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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