Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July as power dwindles - CNA

5/17/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago

CAPE CANAVERAL: A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday (May 17) it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until …

CAPE CANAVERAL: A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday (May 17) it will keep using … [+1954 chars]

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