planetokhod
/ˈplanɪtə(ʊ)kɒd/ /ˈplanɪtə(ʊ)xɒd/Astronautics. Now rare
noun
A self-propelled vehicle for transmitting information about a planet as it travels over its surface.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Times. From Russian planetoxod (also transliterated planetokhod) from planeta + -o- + -xod (in e.g. pešexod (noun) pedestrian; compare xod motion, movement, travel) from xodit′ to go, walk.
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