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MMVs explore asteroid surface

by

Walter B. Myers/Novapix

Reference

a-ast99-90705

Date

2011-07-30

Two Manned Maneuvering Vehicles (MMVs) explore the airless, microgravity environment of a small asteroid. Given the almost total lack of gravity the MMVs are free to navigate the environment like one-man submersibles at the bottom of an ocean.