Friday, January 20, 2023

There’s a long history of solar-powered landers and rovers on Mars running out of power

Food for though! Is that not curious? What is true on Mars may also be applicable on earth?

"... “It wouldn’t be surprising for the rover to fail to come out of hibernation because it is solar-powered, and there’s a long history of solar-powered landers and rovers on Mars running out of power,” says David Flannery, an astrobiologist at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. ..."

What’s happened to China’s first Mars rover? Zhurong was supposed to wake from its [winter] slumber last month, but there have been no reports on its status.

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