Mars is a dry and dusty place, and strong winds can kick up huge plumes of material that block out the Sun for days, weeks, or even months at a time. The fate of NASA’s Opportunity rover — which shut down after a colossal dust storm prevented its solar panels from generating power — was a harsh reminder that the Red Planet is a dangerous place for robots.
Now, NASA reveals that the second full selfie snapped by the newly-arrived InSight lander shows a machine covered in orange dust, scientists aren’t particularly worried. In fact, they’re hopeful that a light caking of dust will actually reveal new clues about Martian weather.
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NASA’s InSight robot is now covered in Mars dust, but that might actually be good news originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 7 May 2019 at 14:23:01 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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