NASA's InSight Lander, which landed on the Red Planet almost three years ago, is reportedly being slowly killed by Martian space dust.The dust building on the solar panels is causing it to lose power as it explores the rock.Experts say the mission could be terminated within the next 12 months, with original hopes the extended mission will last until 2022.NASA revealed that dust had obstructed 80% of the solar panels, leaving the lander with less than 700-watt-hours of power each Martian day, writes The Science Times.Winds were expected to help clean the lander and move the dust particles from the panels to allow the lander to continue collecting seismic data.Earlier this month, the space agency attempted to clear dust from the top of the.
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