# NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers

> On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled about 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the team of engineers trailing it.

- **Source:** [Nasa](https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-testing-advanced-capabilities-for-moon-mars-rovers/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a385bbde8976fcb37ce01c8)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #nasa #advanced #california #capabilities #ernest #mars #moon #rover
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