Mars Rovers Threatened By Dust Storms

mrcgran writes "Space.com is reporting a new potentially deadly weather condition threatening the Mars rovers: 'The first and largest dusty squall has reduced direct sunlight to Mars' surface by nearly 99 percent, an unprecedented threat for the solar-powered rovers. If the storm keeps up and thickens with even more dust, officials fear the rovers' batteries may empty and silence the robotic explorers forever. "This thing has been breaking records the past few days. The sun is 100 times fainter than normal. We're hoping for a big break in the storm soon, but that's just a hope." '"

Comments

I'm a geek and lack empathy

[Flying pig]

First the storm came for New Orleans, but I did not live in the United States and it did not affect me

Then the storm came for Kingston upon Hull, but I live on a hill on the other side of England and it did not worry me.

Then the storm came for the Mars Rovers, and I was really quite worried about them. What a relief to know that I'm not sociopathic.

Great, now we need a lve mars concert

[WatcherXP]

Damm trans-global warming, ever since Al Gore invented it there has been nothing but problems, look even Mars is having problems now with record storms.

Re:Really?

[moranar]

"KEYBOARD NOT FOUND. PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE"

The lameness filter lacks humor.