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MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)

Commercial lunar micro-rover designed for autonomous prospecting; first American commercial robotic rover sent toward the Moon.

MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is a space robot built by Lunar Outpost. · Documented in 1 deployment in The Moon.

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Machine-readable surfaces

Form factor
space
Maturity stage
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
ID
ff91d6b3-346a-4a50-8b97-c7d970ca6904

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Specs

role
lunar rover
autonomy
autonomous prospecting

Recent deployments (1)

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Lunar Outpost

Lunar Outpost's capability overview of its MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) lunar rover. The 'autonomous prospecting' framing is the maker's. MAPP flew on the IM-2 'Athena' lander, which tipped on landing (March 2025), so MAPP could not be deployed to the surface, a deployment outcome due to the lander, not the rover. This is a capability film, not surface footage.

Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IM-2

Common questions

What is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)?
Commercial lunar micro-rover designed for autonomous prospecting; first American commercial robotic rover sent toward the Moon.
Who makes MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)?
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is made by Lunar Outpost, based in Arvada, Colorado, USA, founded in 2017.
Where is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) deployed?
1 verified deployment of MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.
What is MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)'s maturity stage?
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform).