Right now they are not sending samples back. No technology for that yet. But they are storing the samples in a way that they could easily be sent back in a secure I contaminated way for when that can happen
It depends on what you are doing with them. We don’t do any off roading or mudding or anything. Sounds like you might need more oomf and clearance. Ours are basically commuter cars that we can throw our bikes/skis/dog in.
Yeah. Back to back winters where I spent around 1 hour total below zero. Two -1F mornings spaced a ways apart. That was it.
I routinely hit -5, -10 or colder most winters
We have had a couple of Mazda CX-5s. A 2013 and a 2018. They are decent. Subie’s are always a good bet. As are the CR V and the RAV4. The new Rogue has improved a bit too
Better instruments, a helicopter, many more cameras. They have had I think 6 rovers since Sojourner in the 1990s.
https://everydayastronaut.com/perseverance-vs-curiosity/amp/