One of these vehicles costs slightly more than the other.
(Credit: Ford)
If you have even the slightest interest in space exploration, you know the Mars Curiosity rover has successfully touched down on the Red Planet.
Watching online videos doesn't do the mighty space explorer justice. To put it in perspective, Ford put together an infographic comparing the Rover with a 2013 F-150 SVT Raptor.
Let's just say the truck wouldn't stand a chance in the harsh conditions of Mars, but the Ford does have certain advantages. At $43,970, the Raptor is kind of expensive, but the Rover Curiosity mission has racked up a $2.5 billion bill. That's equivalent to 56,857 of the fancy trucks.
It took the Rover more than eight months to get to its destination. Assuming you could bend the laws of physics and reality, it would take the Raptor 375 years at 100 mph to reach the same location.
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