C1nounspacetechnology
US/ˈroʊ.vər/
UK/ˈrəʊ.və/
a small vehicle used to explore the surface of a planet or the moon
In context
The rover sent new photos of Mars back to Earth.
Engineers control the rover from a room thousands of miles away.
The rover collected rock samples before its battery ran out.
Words that go with rover
noun + noun
- a Mars roverA Mars rover has been working there for ten years.
adjective + noun
- a lunar roverThe astronauts drove a lunar rover across the surface.
verb + noun
- land a roverThe agency hopes to land a rover next spring.
- launch a roverThey launched a rover to search for water.
- control a roverStudents learned how to control a rover in the lab.
- drive a roverEngineers drive a rover across the test field.