NASA Announces InSight Lander on Mars May Only Have a Few Months Left
The InSight Mars lander will cease science operations sometime in the next few months due to a decreasing power supply, mission managers said at a news conference on May 17.Martian dust covering the solar panels has reduced the amount of power to roughly 500 watt-hours per Mars day or sol. When InSight landed in November of 2018, the solar panels produced around 5,000 watt-hours each sol.
"At the end of the calendar year, we do anticipate having to conclude all InSight operations," said Kathya Zamora Garcia, InSight's…