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If you thought driving on Earth is a chore, you haven’t tried off-roading on another planet. So far, robotic rovers have reached out to the moon and Mars, with astronauts actually driving a lunar car on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program. Those missions amount to what could be the first interplanetary road race.

Visualizing the distance traveled by extraterrestrial vehicles, visibly inspired by Otto Neurath’s vintage ISOTYPE infographics.
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If you thought driving on Earth is a chore, you haven’t tried off-roading on another planet. So far, robotic rovers have reached out to the moon and Mars, with astronauts actually driving a lunar car on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program. Those missions amount to what could be the first interplanetary road race.

Visualizing the distance traveled by extraterrestrial vehicles, visibly inspired by Otto Neurath’s vintage ISOTYPE infographics.

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