PIA15877: NASA's Vehicle System Test Bed (VSTB) Rover


NASA’s Vehicle System Test Bed (VSTB) Rover

Caption:

This photograph shows the Vehicle System Test Bed (VSTB) rover, a nearly identical copy to the Curiosity rover on Mars. The VSTB is used for Earth based testing and is shown during night time mobility testing in the Marsyard. Photo by Dan Goods and David Delgado.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Instrument Host Curiosity Rover
Host Type Rover
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2009-10-13
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15877
Identifier PIA15877