Interesting NASA probe ideas

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My personal favorite is the Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE), which is described as "a clockwork rover inspired by mechanical computers." This tank-like rover, designed to explore the surface of Venus, uses a Savonius wind turbine to supply its primary power needs, communicates via Morse Code with balloons in the Venusian atmosphere, and uses a mechanical computer for its data processing requirements.

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