University of Arizona project receives $3 million grant to test Mars exploration drones File photos of the red planet. A UA-based project received $3.1 million from NASA to develop a new type of machine that combines drones and rovers to get a better look at Mars previously inaccessible to planetary scientists. (Source: NASA) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 15, 2021 at 1:59 PM MST - Updated January 15 at 1:59 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - With help from NASA, the University of Arizona will test its new Mars exploration drones in Iceland.
A team of researchers, led by UA professor Christopher Hamilton, received $3.1 million to develop a new type of machine that combines drones and rovers to get a better look at Mars previously inaccessible to planetary scientists.