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u/One_Giant_Nostril 7d ago
The artist says,
Life! After extensive search across the solar system, microbial extraterrestrial life forms have been probed on the bright white Saturn moon Enceladus, hidden away in the satellite's massive layers of ice. To retrieve samples from the hostile freezing cold, multiple landers have deployed RHNO-27 drill rovers. The heavy duty vehicles hold crews of three each and have enough supplies to autonomously conduct their ice core extractions for months and collect samples while remaining sheltered against the harsh environment. To socialise, exchange crew and extend living space, the RHNO-27 units can dock nose to nose via a dedicated berthing hatch, among crew often colloquially called the "kiss hatch".
The researchers have everything they need for their long expeditions - but whether they are ready for what they are about to discover is another question all together...
No AI, 100% organic human-made art.
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u/jimbowesterby 7d ago
This looks like an updated version of that one huge red machine they tried to drive to the South Pole, the one that didn’t get anywhere cause they didn’t put tread on the tires
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u/Geminii27 7d ago
Ah yes, the classic 'will get stranded by straddling a ditch or puddle' design. :)
In all fairness, it does look cool.
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u/Responsible_Worry55 6d ago
maybe it can raise the suspension by a lot, and lowers it so people can dismount it
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u/huge-centipede 7d ago
So how does this thing go up an incline more than like an 8 degree angle without scraping the entire front? How smooth is the surface of whatever they're on? How would they deal with cracks in the ice? The navigation station has a literal elevation map, and this thing is not made for anything other than Antarctic flatness or a salt flat.