How many pieces does Mars Exploration have?

The set contains 810 pieces in 79 different part types. No minifigures are included.

Who is the set intended for?

It comes from the educational range around Mindstorms and suits schools, clubs and technology fans who want to build robots.

Which colours are most common?

Red, black, light grey and dark blue appear most often. The full list is on this page.

Educational and Dacta Mindstorms

LEGO® Mars Exploration

Mars Exploration (979760) is an educational set from the Mindstorms family, released in 2003. It holds 810 pieces and no minifigures, and it is aimed at anyone who wants to build robots.

Set number: 979760
Year: 2003
Pieces: 810
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Mindstorms
Different parts: 96

What can I build with it?

Parts list 96

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Description

A theme that invites tinkering

The title points to the exploration of the Red Planet, a subject that suits robot projects perfectly: a remote-controlled or self-driving vehicle has to overcome obstacles, pick up samples or find its way. The set comes from the educational range and belongs to the Mindstorms family, so it is meant more for lessons, clubs and technology fans than for the traditional playroom. It combines a space theme and a technical building kit in a single box.

Red, black and greys

Red, black, light grey and dark blue lead the parts list. Red echoes the colour of the planet and adds accents, black and light grey form the technical basics, and dark blue brings some variety into the construction. The result looks quite different from brightly coloured play sets and is closer to a piece of research equipment. If you like, you can build a small Martian landscape around it using sand-coloured bricks from elsewhere.

79 part types, lots of room to experiment

Having 79 different parts among 810 pieces suggests a kit with many repeats and a solid stock of technical elements. Repeats are useful for robots, since wheels, axles and beams are usually needed in larger numbers. With this selection you can try several vehicles, or different versions of the same robot. How well it turns out depends less on rare specialist shapes than on your own ideas for the structure and the drive.

Parts list and reuse

This page shows all 79 part types in the complete parts list. That helps when checking a used set for completeness and when replacing individual technical elements. The “What can I build?” tool tells you which other sets you could build from these bricks, in whole or in part. The contents therefore stay useful even if you no longer own a matching controller and simply want the parts as material for your own constructions.

FAQ

How many pieces does Mars Exploration have?: The set contains 810 pieces in 79 different part types. No minifigures are included.
Who is the set intended for?: It comes from the educational range around Mindstorms and suits schools, clubs and technology fans who want to build robots.
Which colours are most common?: Red, black, light grey and dark blue appear most often. The full list is on this page.

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