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NASA’s InSight Lander is in Big Trouble; Here’s Why! – Science Times
Another dust storm could kill NASA InSight Lander. It is covered in so much dust that its solar panels cannot generate enough energy to keep it working.
The InSight Lander from NASA is in trouble.
Business Insider said the InSight Lander is caked in so much dust that its solar panels cannot generate enough energy to keep it working. The said spacecraft has been performing critical research on the surface of Mars since it arrived in 2018,
To save resources, NASA has gradually turned off InSight’s instruments and placed the lander into hibernation mode. The agency seems confident that it will make it.
Since the weather on Mars is so erratic, another…
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