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NASA's Opportunity Rover still missing in Martian dust storm

First detected by NASA on June 1, a massive storm led to a "dark, perpetual night" over the rover in the Perseverance Valley. The rover uses solar panels to provide power and to recharge its batteries

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NASA's Opportunity Rover, which has been roaming Mars for nearly 15 years, is missing for two months after getting caught in a massive dust storm, the media reported.

The rover had to undergo an emergency shutdown in June, after the Martian dust storm prevented it from powering itself through its solar panels. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been listening for the rover everyday since its forced shutdown and attempting to send Opportunity a message command three times a week. So far, it has not sent a beep back, the Inverse reported on Tuesday.

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