This General Motors Simulator Lets You Experience Driving On The Moon – SlashGear

General Motors’ new rover simulator puts you in control of the same technology, in a much-upgraded form, that last touched down on the Moon’s surface and allowed astronauts to drive across its terrain (via Motor Trend).

The simulator itself is situated in a dark room and makes use of a 26-foot diameter display, providing a 280-degree field of view for the driver (via PopSci). The simulator does not reproduce the full tactile experience of driving on the Moon, but it does use a motion feature that mimics the Moon’s gravity and gives users a true 1 square kilometer map of the Moon’s south pole.

The simulator isn’t going to blow your socks off with speed or physical momentum (in the same way a simulator ride at Disney World might), but it does provide a unique window into the life of an astronaut lucky enough to experience a moonwalk and the resulting exploration that follows. GM built the original rovers that landed on the Moon’s surface, so it’s only fitting that the company has developed a simulation device that mimics what it might feel like to experience the phenomenon of driving there.