This is a 6.5-ton car that NASA will use to travel on Mars

NASA's mission to bring astronauts to Mars will be done between 2025 and 2030.

This is the first car to be rolled on the surface of Mars.

NASA's mission to bring astronauts to Mars will be carried out between 2025 and 2030. While now, scientists are still studying to find ways to bring people to Mars, then NASA created a car to be ready to roll on the surface of Mars.

Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) is the concept that NASA poses for a whole new generation of space exploration vehicles . It will be able to transport astronauts to explore all asteroids near Earth and Mars.

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This SEV car has been specially designed by NASA.

And to be able to move on complicated terrain, no one has ever gone through, this SEV car has been specially designed by NASA. Now, NASA has run this test to prepare for missions to conquer the universe.

The SEV is being tested at Mars Yard, NASA's Johnson Kennedy Space Center.

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This SEV has some improved features.

This test site was called the Mars Yard because NASA recreated it like the Martian surface, with many hills, small craters and rugged rocky terrain.

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This test site was called the Mars Yard because NASA recreated it like a Martian surface.

This SEV has some improved features compared to the previous Lunar Rover driver space. It is equipped with a complete pressure balancing system, spacious cabin with bed and sanitary equipment. Can accommodate 2 astronauts and operate within 14 consecutive days.

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This vehicle can hold 2 astronauts and operate for 14 consecutive days.

Two space suits are equipped behind the car and astronauts can take them into the cabin if necessary. The hanging of the two clothes on the back adds extra space to the cabin inside.

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Two space suits are equipped behind the car.

When an astronaut needs to be used, a shutter will close down and the pressure stabilizer will work, making it easy for astronauts to change within 15 minutes.

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When an astronaut needs to be used, a shutter will close down and the pressure stabilizer will work.

The side of the SEV car has a door that can connect to the rescue station module. So astronauts can move from the car into the rescue station without leaving the outside environment. It is similar to the bridge when we fly.

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The side of the SEV car has a door that can connect to the rescue station module.

SEV's movement mechanism makes it possible to cross every terrain. All 12 wheels are capable of rotating 360 degrees. It also means you can drive this SEV along, horizontal, backward or even diagonally without having to turn your head.

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And this is when viewed from inside the cabin, when the car is turning 180 degrees.

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Here's how SEV cars connect to the rescue station module.

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NASA has also designed solid, high-strength tires that can help SEV cars overcome sharp stones without problems.

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SEV's movement mechanism makes it possible to cross every terrain.

With a 12-legged monster, you would think that controlling it would be as complicated as driving a spaceship. But the truth is not so, when you only need one as shown in the picture to control from letting it go forward, backward or spinning.

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You only need one as shown in the picture to control from letting it go forward, backward or spinning.

Due to the rugged terrain, sitting in the cabin of SEV is like sitting on a horse, you can't expect it to be like a Tesla car.

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Sitting in the cabin of SEV is like sitting on a horse.

The maximum speed of this vehicle can reach 10km / h and the range is more than 200km, an impressive figure and more than enough for an adventure journey on the surface of an alien planet.

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The maximum speed of this vehicle can reach 10km / h and the range is over 200km.

The car is also designed like a rescue center. It is equipped with a radiation barrier, which helps protect the astronauts inside before the sun with a maximum of 72 hours. Because Mars has a very thin atmosphere, radiation rays can easily penetrate and threaten astronauts on the surface.

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The car is also designed like a rescue center.

Maybe many people will be disappointed with the looks of this SEV car, because it is not like the beautiful cars that we have seen in sci-fi movies like "The Martian". But it was created to protect astronauts and help them accomplish their tasks, not for spectators like us to admire.

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The car moves on Mars in "The Martian".

The mission to conquer Mars will be one of the next great landmarks in human history. After humans set foot on the Moon, this will be the second time humans set foot on a place other than Earth.

Update 17 December 2018
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