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1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary

The Stowed Pose of the Legs, Rocker and Bogie, of the 1:2 Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Replica

When the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover was on the journey to the Red Planet Mars, its legs, Rocker and Bogie, and wheels were stowed in a particular pose so as to minimize the general size of the Perseverance Rover. which allows it to be housed inside the spacecraft.

Perseverance rover descent stage
Perseverance rover descent stage
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover in the spacecraft
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover in the spacecraft

About 12 seconds before TD (touchdown), around 66 feet (20 meters) above the Martian surface, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover unstowed its and then locking its legs and wheels into landing position.

Our 1:2 Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Replica doesn’t have a mechanism to realize the automatic change between the stowed and the unstowed poses. However, you can switch between the two poses manually.

The following screenshot shows how the stowed pose of our 1:2 Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Replica looks like in the 3D industrial design software.

Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Replica legs Rocker Bogie Stowed
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Replica legs Rocker Bogie Stowed