posted on Nov, 8 2007 @ 11:52 AM
that does look identical to pictures i have seen of the moon from the supposed moon landing way back in the day which i dont think happened...
Mars isn't the only heavenly body that NASA is trying to colonize with robots: the US space agency is currently working on a prototype rover named
ATHLETE that may be cruising around the moon within the next decade. Short for All Terrain Hex Limbed Extra Terrestrial Explorer, ATHLETE sports six
wheeled "legs" attached to a hexagonal frame loaded with cameras and sensors, allowing an Earth-bound operator to get a 360-degree sense of his or
her surroundings. While the current iteration is only half as big as the final version will be, this rover will eventually be able to land and carry
up to 20 tons of gear -- but without any sort of onboard defense system, it will probably stand little chance against the first Decepticon attack.
Video after the break...
....taken from
www.engadget.com...