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TRANSPORTATION The transportation of the rover will use six big rubber tires. That way despite the uneven terrain, the rover will continue to be able to move forward. SOIL EXTRACTION A drill at the front will loosen material and make minerals easy for extraction. The rover will shovel and scoop up the mined mineral and place it in the lunabot to return to the shuttle.We will use a small compartment to hold the dirt and make more frequent trips. To make up for the many trips we will have a high speed of operation. DUST PROTECTION A way we can protect our vehicle from lunar dust is a layer of stainless steel. Essentially, a layer of stainless steel mesh generates an electric field, which propagates up through the outer layer of tufted fibers. “The electric field repels the lunar dust particles, which themselves carry a tiny electric charge.