1. Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 6
Term 4: Planet Earth and Beyond
Systems to Explore the Moon and Mars
(ppt 2)

2. Topic 5 Systems to Explore the Moon and Mars
Vehicles used on the Moon
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3. Vehicles used on the Moon
Astronauts used special machines to investigate the Moon.
The first astronauts on the moon could not move around easily because the space suits were very bulky.
They were restricted to areas close to the lunar module (spacecraft).
They also had to carry tools to collect rock samples.
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4. Vehicles used on the Moon: The Lunar Rover [1]
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5. Vehicles used on the Moon: The Lunar Rover [2]
It had to be very light and was made out of aluminium.
It used piano wheels, because it had to be strong.
Each wheel also had an electric motor.
Length [3m] ; width [1,8m]
and ground clearance [35.6cm].
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6. Vehicles used on the Moon: The Lunar Rover [3]
The mass of the Lunar Rover was 210 kg.
It could carry a payload of 490 kg.
Travelling speed was just 11 km/h.
It could easily be folded up and kept inside the Lunar Rover.
All the Lunar Rovers had to be
left on the Moon in order to create
space for the rocks that were collected.
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7. Tools used on the Moon [1]
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8. Tools used on the Moon [2]
The following tools were used to collect Moon rock samples:
TOOL
PURPOSE
tongs
Pick rocks up.
scoops
Collect soil samples.
rakes
Collect small pebbles.
hammers
Break small chips off large rocks.
core tubes
Obtain samples from below the Moon’s surface.
electric drill
Obtain material from deep inside the Moon’s surface.
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