Really big rovers

[MAFman]

How do you fit a really big rover like the Crater Crawler on a rocket for transport to, say, Duna?

[swjr-swis]

With a big fairing, obviously. The 3.75m AE-FF3 should do the trick. Stick it with the back docking port on the fairing base, nose up. Docking port can double as decoupler. Maybe a struts or two to shore it up.

It's a 13t payload, with fairing around 17t or so.  Round it up to 20 for the added core, antenna, descent engine and fuel, chutes, etc. Should be no trouble sending it up and on its way with a fairly simple low-part 3.75m rocket.

Spoiler

Quick slap together action, forgot to add a kerbal, few details I'd done different if it had been a career - including try harder to land it upright... but I think it makes the point.