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14 Directional Gyro Unit (DGU)
15 Drive controller
16 Footrest
17 Toehold
18 Under seat bag stowage
19 Deployable seat
20 Outboard handhold
21 Chassis
22 Fender
23 Insulation blanket
24 Lunar Communications
Relay Unit (LCRU)
25 Battery N° 2
26 LCRU controls
27 High gain antenna receptacle
28 Suspension upper torsion bar
29 Suspension lower torsion bar
30 Suspension upper arm
31 Suspension lower arm
32 Fender extensible section
33 Wire–mesh wheel
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1.17 feet
10.17 feet
0.75 feet
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7.5 feet
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LRV SUSPENSION
The front and rear steering motors mounted in the LRV suspension, allowed both sets of wheels turn in opposite directions.
TURNING RADIUS
The LRV had a steering radius of just 10 feet. However, if needed, the astronauts could partially lift it and rotate it 180° without much effort (the LRV payload weighed only 257 pounds on the moon).
1 LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE DIMENSIONS
3.73 feet
6 feet
LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE PROFILE
Manufacturer:
Length:
Width (to center of wheels): Wheel base:
Ground clearance:
Mass:
Total loaded weight: Turning radius:
Maximum speed:
Range:
Power supply
Boeing
10.17 feet
6 feet
7.5 feet
1.17 feet (14 inches) 462 pounds
1 080 pounds
10 feet
8.7 mph
Up to a cumulative distance of 57 miles Two 36–volt primary silver–zinc batteries