Mission 1 Lander

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Mission 1

Multiple Google Lunar X-Prize clone-like rovers are delivered by a single lander.

The lander will "hop" around to deposit rovers, similar to an upside down "Candy" dispenser.

Image:Rover Deployment.jpg.

(Rover deployment.)

The lander, after it's deployed it's first lander, on it's way to the next drop point!

Image:Lander-rovers_approaching_south_pole.jpg.


Specifications for the rovers

Mobility

is this necessary with the lander dropping multiple 'rovers'

Video

webcams are cheap, the data may be expensive though.
height for a perspective ?
pan, tilt, optical zoom ?

Communications

Do we assuming short range communications relayed through the hopper ?
The advantage of a hopper is to fly over the horizon, perhaps a mesh-comm network ?

Lunar Nightlife

may require RTGs just to survive.
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