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The Wheel Abrasion Experiment (WAE) was a material science experiment conducted during NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission. It studied surface wear on the wheels of Pathfinder's Sojourner rover to measure the effects of Martian soil abrasion. Data collected by the WAE were used in the design of future Mars surface exploration missions.

The WAE consisted of a special coating applied to one of the wheels of Pathfinder's Sojourner rover.

See also

• Exploration of Mars
• Martian soil

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Ferguson, Dr. Dale C. "Wheel Abrasion Experiment Conducted on Mars." [1] Retrieved 2012-01-10.

External links

• Discussion of WAE results by NASA Glenn Research Center.
• National Space Science Data Center technical discussion of WAE.