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Spirit and Opportunity lasted for much longer (6 and 14 years, respectively), aided by periodic winds that blew dust off the solar panels. It appears that Insig
by theandrewbailey 4y ago
Spirit and Opportunity lasted for much longer (6 and 14 years, respectively), aided by periodic winds that blew dust off the solar panels. It appears that Insight's location doesn't receive many of these compared to others.
https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-s-insight-lander-enters-hibernation-as-dust-puts-it-at-risk-of-an-energy-crisis https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-s-insight-lander-enters-hi...
- grawp 4y agoSpirit and Opportunity were rovers and constantly changing place and position. Insight is NOT a rover. It is an unmovable lander.