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Innovative Mars rovers 'swim' through the sand

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Some animals can move efficiently beneath granular surfaces. These include the sandfish (Scincus scincus), a lizard native to the Sahara. It can burrow into the sand and then literally "swim" through the desert sand to hunt or escape predators.

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Marsrover Gets Stuck in the Sand – Then Researchers Copy a Sahara Lizard

A lizard from the Sahara inspires researchers from Würzburg: their new Mars Rover "floats through sand – like the sand fish.

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Innovative Mars rovers 'swim' through the sand

Some animals can move efficiently beneath granular surfaces. These include the sandfish (Scincus scincus), a lizard native to the Sahara. It can burrow into the sand and then literally "swim" through the desert sand to hunt or escape predators.

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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