TL;DR -- The issue is lack of sunlight rather than damage from dust or blanketing of the solar panels. I was curious if Opportunity has a way to clean its sola

TL;DR -- The issue is lack of sunlight rather than damage from dust or blanketing of the solar panels. I was curious if Opportunity has a way to clean its solar panels. Answer: no, but sometimes a wind gust helps out. https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-Mars-rover-manage-to-clean-itself https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-Mars-rover-manage-to-clean-... Curiosity doesn't have solar panels but rather a "radioisotope thermal generator".