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The rover has an arm with a drill that will help determine the best place for digging and also the softness of the regolith. The rover will dig the regolith using the claw and deposit it inside the body of the rover in a system that will smash big pieces of rock into smaller size and then move it to store it in the container in the back of the rover until is full and ready to move it to the lunar base. The 5x5 wheel nuclear and solar powered rover will move 2 cu/ft of regolith each trip. A hose will need to be connected to the regolith container to suck the regolith and avoid the creation of lunar dust. The rover will have a orbiter companion to communicate and receive and transmit status, location and instructions. If the orbiter fails, the rover will operate autonomously.