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My opinion is that since they already have to use motors to unfold the panels on rovers, why not spend the extra mass to let the motors go both ways? Folding th
by causi 4y ago
My opinion is that since they already have to use motors to unfold the panels on rovers, why not spend the extra mass to let the motors go both ways? Folding the motors halfway back up would remove the majority of the dust on a rover like Spirit/Opportunity.
- Liquid_Fire 4y agoI'm not sure how "sticky" the dust on Mars is. On Earth most dust (obviously very different composition) doesn't just fall off on its own when you tilt a surface sideways, you have to wipe it off applying some pressure.
- Rastonbury 4y agoNot to mention Mars has a 3rd of Earth's gravity