NASA's Mars lander set for dusty demise as power dwindles - ABC News


5/18/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 9 months ago
by ABC News

Frequent storms on the red planet have coated the solar panels on NASA's InSight lander with dust, leading the space agency to re-think how it powers its interplanetary craft.

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. Key points:

  • NASA will call off the operation at the end of the year
  • InSight has detected more than 1,300 marsquakes since 201… [+2369 chars]

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