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Members of the Colombian team, from Bogota Uniandes University watch their “Deimos” Mars rover as they do final preparations before the European Rover Challenge 2014 on September 5, 2014 in Checiny, Poland. 24 teams, from all over the world, have applied to step up to the Challenge which will be held from September 5 to 7 at the Regional Science-Technology Centre in Checiny. According to the organisers, the European Rover Challenge is an international competition organized by Mars Society Polska, in cooperation with the Austrian Space Forum, Regional Science-Technology Centre in Checiny and the Marshal Office of the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship. The challenge is to design, construct and operate a rover that will most successfully complete a number of Mars-exploration themed tasks. (Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP Photo)
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