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Systematic steering experiments were carried out using a single-wheel testbed for wheels moving on a lunar soil simulant with different radii, widths, lug heights, and lug numbers under different vertical loads. The influence of the eccentric distance and motion state, such as the steering motor\u2019s angular velocity, steering angle, and initial wheel sinkage, were also studied. The experimental results are illustrated with plenty of figures and analyzed based on the preliminary steering mechanics model to draw conclusions. The steering resistance moment is caused by the lateral bulldoze stress and the shearing stress at the bottom of the wheel. The wheel sinkage and steering moment of resistance increase with an increase in steering angle, which could be fitted with exponential functions. The steering moment is the increasing function of the wheel sinkage, eccentric distance, vertical load, and wheel width. 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