blike Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 The martian explorer "Opportunity" has had its solar panels cleared overnight by some unknown mechanism. The panels are pumping out 900 watt-hours per day, near their maximum output. The other rover, "Spirit", has dropped its power output to 400 watt-hours per day. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=7152563 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 interesting.. probably just a large gust of wind or something... i highly doubt some martian just came along and gave (to them) a UFO a carwash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Huh? Again?! (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6413598/) This is getting really, really weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Yes, I was sure that had happened before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 It's quite unlikely that some dust devils happen to swipe the rovers clean. And ExtraSense is probably jumping with joy right now. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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