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Future Mars Rovers Could Mimic a Swimming Motion to Traverse the Planet's Surface


Some animals can move efficiently beneath granular surfaces. These include the sandfish (Scincus scincus), a lizard native to the Sahara. It can burrow into the sand and then literally

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