It'll certainly slow it down, but it could probably keep going on only two wheels.
I think the six wheel design by JPL for the MERs was deliberate
redundancy...And...wowzers!!!...the redundancy is working.
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I think the six wheel design by JPL for the MERs was deliberate
redundancy...And...wowzers!!!...the redundancy is working.