fut/Marsrvr_v_c_o_TPMBK (ca. 1977, JPL photo no. P-18728BC)

“A ROVER ON MARS IN 1984 - - Painting shows a Mars Rover studied at Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory in an analysis of a future Mars mission. The intelligent machine would land on the red planet in 1984 and traverse at least 100 kilometers (61 miles) during its one-Martian-year mission. The Rover, about the size of a large desk, has loop wheels, stereo cameras (atop booms at front) and a manipulator arm. It would carry more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of scientific instruments, to study the Martian surface. A 250-watt radioisotope thermoelectric generator (at rear of Rover) would supply power. Deployable science packages are in boxes above each wheel and would be put in place at key spots along the traverse. The Rovers would study surrounding terrain, remember obstacles, and avoid hazards depending on what it learned. It would be equipped with proximity sensors, the cameras, laser-ranging instruments, and advanced computers and would move about the Martian surface independent of detailed instructions from Earth. Plans call for the Rover to carry a “science alarm” to immediately alert scientists back on Earth of any important discoveries. The study by JPL is for NASA’s Office of Space Science.”

Current owner not withstanding, note the impeccable provenance. I've sanitized the street address, one never knows in today's dangerous, often perverted and unpredictable world.

Again, beautiful work by Ken Hodges. R.I.P. Brother:

www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/ken-hodges-obit...
Credit: Los Angeles Times/Legacy website

Behold. 1969:

vimeo.com/channels/39850/4366695
Credit: Mark Gray/Spacecraft Films/Vimeo

Taken on: March 24, 2021

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