Dust-covered solar panels force NASA to end Mars InSight lander mission - TechSpot

NASA's InSight lander is on pace to end science operations this summer and become fully inoperable by December.

The big picture: InSight's dual solar panels, each measuring about seven feet wide, provide the requisite power for the lander. Unfortunately, the panels have accumulated enough dust to severely impa… [+1817 chars]

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