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LiveComfortable3228 OP t1_jc5r7gt wrote

Reply to comment by RnkG1 in Dust on Mars Rover's solar panels by LiveComfortable3228

NASA might actually buy it for 9M if it extends the rover's lifespan....

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BackItUpWithLinks t1_jc5rtua wrote

If you’re talking about curiosity, that’s doubtful. It’s mission was supposed to last about two earth year ms and it’s been 11 years

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/spacecraft/rover/summary/

So it’s doubtful they would have done anything to extend the mission when it’s already gone beyond expectations be a decade

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ncc81701 t1_jc5tzkx wrote

Curiosity rover was powered by RTG so it doesn’t have solar panels.

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