NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years

It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA's InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars.

This image released by NASA on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, shows NASA’s InSight lander on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling for months because of all the dust coating its solar panels. While ground controllers at California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory knew the end was near, they did not expect InSight to fall silent over the weekend. — It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars.

The lander’s power levels have been dwindling for months because of all the dust coating its solar panels. Ground controllers at California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory knew“It’s assumed InSight may have reached the end of its operations,” late Monday, adding that its last communication was Thursday. “It’s unknown what prompted the change in its energy.”

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