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


5/18/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 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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