when the Curiosity Rover landed on Mars surface, NASA scientists lived seven minutes of horror and horror: Rover fell from the sky at 13.000 miles per hour, with its only "brake" a parachute and a few rocket engines to not disintegrate with the impact.
A team of NASA managed to create something that is safer: a rover of hollow rods and elastic cable that can bend and bounce. The Super Ball Bot of NASA it can absorb the hit of an abnormal landing, become one with the soil and open again without the slightest.
NASA scientists are still in a very early stage of testing, but the idea is proving to work, and they're looking for the best way to test it as it rolls. They are also looking for ways to post more useful loady, such as information gathering tools, analysis, etc.
The team behind the rover believes it could land on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, without any protection. Maybe the next alien landing will be a little less scary.
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