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Which Apollo mission was the first to use a lunar rover on the Moon?

Apollo 15, in 1971.

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  1. Apollo 11
  2. Apollo 13
  3. Apollo 15 ✔

Why: Apollo 15 was the first mission to bring the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The battery-powered car let astronauts explore much farther from their lander.

Huh, didn't know that: Apollo 15 was the fourth mission to land people on the Moon.

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Where do astronauts park their rover? At a parking meteor.
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Answer: Apollo 15. Apollo 15 was the first mission to bring the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The battery-powered car let astronauts explore much farther from their lander.

  1. NASA, Apollo 15 www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-15
    The first mission to the Moon with the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. NASA, Apollo 15 www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-15
    the fourth lunar landing mission and the first to use a lunar rover.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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