Balls not Rovers to Look for Life on Mars

Balloons will look for life on Mars

Swedish experts from Angstrom Aerospace Corporation developed a new device to study the surface of Mars. Unlike complex rovers this device is an inflatable ball with a diameter of 30 cm and weighing about 5 kg.

The ball can traverse a distance of 100 km, take pictures from any angle and take soil samples. Unlike wheeled vehicles tipping hazard he is not threatened.

Another advantage of the model called the MRL is the ability to reduce the internal pressure for more efficient movement on soft surfaces and sand. Several such balls could exchange information with each other and transmit data to ground control.

If the tests are successful MRL, they can be used to study objects such as Neptune or Jupiter's moon Triton Europe, reports Daily Mail.