GTM on a side slope

The replica ExoMars rover – the Ground Test Model (GTM) – that will be used in the Rover Operations Control Centre to support mission training and operations has completed its first drive around the Mars Terrain Simulator.

This image shows the rover tackling a side slope in the Mars Terrain Simulator. The ‘Rover Unloading Device’ attached to the GTM from the ceiling is clearly visible – this acts to support the weight of the rover to help recreate martian gravity, which is one-third that of Earth’s.