{"id":645879,"date":"2024-04-16T14:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=645879"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:12:05","slug":"nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?w=1638\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Four engineers in white lab coats, yellow hard hats, and blue gloves and shoe covers surround a metal rover. Two engineers stand on stepladders as they fit a mast with attached instruments onto the rover.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg 5300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Helen Arase Vargas<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/viper\/overview\">VIPER<\/a> (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover. VIPER\u2019s mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover\u2019s \u201cneck\u201d and \u201chead.\u201d The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers and real-time scientists send commands and receive data while the rover navigates around hazardous crater slopes, boulders, and places that risk communications blackouts. The team will use these instruments, along with four science payloads, to scout the lunar South Pole. During its approximately 100-day mission, VIPER seeks to better understand the origin of water and other resources on the Moon, as well as the extreme environment where NASA plans to send astronauts as part of the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a>\u202fcampaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-viper-robotic-moon-rover-team-raises-its-mighty-mast\/\">Learn more about VIPER\u2019s mast and mission.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/Helen Arase Vargas<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA\u2019s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover. VIPER\u2019s mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover\u2019s \u201cneck\u201d and \u201chead.\u201d The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":645873,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[10751],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[10808],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA\u2019s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel Hoover"}],"creator":["Rachel Hoover"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Missions","VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)"],"dateCreated":"2024-04-16T18:12:04Z","datePublished":"2024-04-16T18:12:04Z","dateModified":"2024-04-16T18:12:05Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA\u2019s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-04-16T18:12:04Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Missions,VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Rachel Hoover\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":645873,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jsc2024e013783orig.jpg","title":"NASA\u2019s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck","alt":"Four engineers in white lab coats, yellow hard hats, and blue gloves and shoe covers surround a metal rover. 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