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marsokhod|ˈmɑːzəkɒd, -xɒd|
Also Marsokhod.
[a. Russ. marsokhód, f. Mars Mars (after lunokhod).]
A type of Russian self-propelled vehicle for transmitting information about the planet Mars as it travels over its surface.
1970Sci. News Let. 21 Nov. 397/3 In addition to discussing future Lunokhod explorations of the moon, the Soviets also described similar automated stations and robots for Venus, Mars and Mercury. These they call ‘planetokhods’ or ‘marsokhods’. 1973Nature 23 Mar. 219/2 The possibility of a ‘Marsokhod’ seems to have reached the stage of constructive planning...The lunokhods are controlled from Earth—a Mars vehicle would have to be self-controlling at least as far as such vital commands relating to its motion as ‘start’ and ‘stop’ are concerned. |