A mysterious something is “washing” the solar

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posted Dec 21 @ 04:15 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

A mysterious something is “washing” the solar panels on the Mars rover Opportunity. The lifetime of the rovers was thought to be limited because of the dust clogging the solar panels, but Opportunity is still operating near peak output.