Why doesn't curiosity (or other) use caterpillar tracks (like tanks) instead of wheels? It would be good for rough terrain and slow speed, and this is exactly the situation.
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Welcome to [space.se]! Unfortunately, this question was already asked and answered in Wheels vs. tracks for rovers thread, but I thought you might also be interested in two similar threads on [robotics.se], namely Wheels vs Continuous Tracks (Tank Treads) and Why do Mars rovers designers prefer wheels over tracks?. Similar questions can also be searched for, through tags [tag:rovers], [tag:movement] and [tag:curiosity]. Thanks! – TildalWave Sep 28 '13 at 15:36
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I'm sorry I didn't think others had this same question. – skan Sep 28 '13 at 20:27
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No worries, you're new to the site, you'll learn your way around. It's just not constructive to have nearly identical questions posted multiple times on the same site, that's all. ;) – TildalWave Sep 28 '13 at 20:40