Photos: This is Houston, NASA-style

The lunar truck, known as Chariot, can be charged up with enough power to run for a full 8 hours.

This is the power station that is used to charge Chariot. It has a paddle that slides into a small slot on the side of the lunar truck, making it very easy to charge up.

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Photo by Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com

Caption by Daniel Terdiman