LEGO Technic 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance visual guide and gallery

LEGO Technic 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance has been officially revealed with a full suite of images too ready for our latest visual guide.

The LEGO Group has finally shared the full details and images for 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance, a Technic model of the Mars rover that is as educational as it is app-integrated.

With the app functionality and the overall design of the rover, 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance is a unique build and one well-suited to a visual guide as we explore every nook and cranny of this complicated creation.

42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance’s instruments

Recreating Perseverance, 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance includes the instruments that the real rover uses on Mars’ surface. This includes a movable arm, the SuperCam, Mastcam-Z and the Ultraviolet Spectrometer.

Hopefully, the instructions will shine a light on the function of these instruments to maximise 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance’s educational potential.

42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance’s 360 degrees of turning

42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance is able to turn in any direction, much like the real rover with the Technic system being the perfect way to integrate this specialised steering.

The wheels can face inwards, outwards, and towards each other and come with suspension to traverse even the most difficult of terrain while keeping the board equipment safe for further study.

42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance’s app integration

The LEGO Group is leaning into app-integrated LEGO sets once more with 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance. An app can be used with augmented reality to simulate a rocky environment. Players will be able to point their devices towards rocks to collect samples and learn more about Perseverance and its mission.

Notably, the box features no advertisement of motorisation for the model, suggesting that it will be entirely static in the augmented reality experience.

42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance’s Ingenuity Helicopter

42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance isn’t just the rover, it also comes with the Ingenuity Helicopter as a side-build. A pair of rotors, the golden box and landing gear complete this helicopter’s recreation but it too is static.

You can purchase LEGO Technic 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance for £84.99 / €89.99 / $99.99 from June 1, 2023 along with plenty of other summer 2023 sets.

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