Observed arrival · 2026-11-14
Rover Villa: stories for the machines that stayed behind
A memorial-style collection of stories, videos, games and timeline entries about machines sent to Mars and the Moon.
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- Readers of Mars and lunar exploration history
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- The 15-machine roster spans Ranger 7 (1964) through Ingenuity (2021–2024), covering both Mars and the Moon.
Field notes
The collection groups 15 machines under Mars and Moon, with dates running from Ranger 7 in 1964 to Ingenuity in 2024. Story listings include chapter counts and machine-specific titles; Opportunity, for example, is paired with five stories. Other visible titles include “A little helicopter. A new sky.” and “The lander that listened.”
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