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NASA scientists fear hibernated Opportunity rover might not phone home ever again

NASA scientists fear hibernated Opportunity rover might not phone home ever again

A colossal dust storm broke out on the Martian surface in June and that’s when NASA’s Opportunity rover, the longest-living robot on Mars, was switched to hibernation to conserve energy so that it can phone back home when dust storm resides. But there’s a catch. Dust storms on Mars could be alive for two or …

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Curiosity finds an interesting 'foreign object' on the Martian surface

Curiosity finds an interesting ‘foreign object’ on the Martian surface

A false alarm went off recently when Mars Curiosity rover photographed an image of an odd, flat shaped object on the Martian surface on August 13. The object was named as Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris (PPFOD) as it was found at Pettegrove Point in Vera Rubin Ridge. When researchers had a close look, they …

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Mars rover Opportunity still has no signs of existence since dust storm

NASA’s Opportunity rover hasn’t been sending any signals since the giant dust storm hit Mars turning it into a planet of dust and sand. The storm started on May 30 and grew eventually, thereby taking over the entire planet or most of it within just a few weeks. The entire planet is covered with swirling …

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