Tag: Dust Storm
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Sep 29, 2018Unlike solar-powered Opportunity, Curiosity is powered by a plutonium generator, so its operations were not affected by the dust shade. -
Aug 31, 2018A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate. -
Jun 21, 2018A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA’s Opportunity rover to suspend science operations. -
Jun 16, 2018One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half.
