According to reports, excessive dust and sand accumulation on the solar panels caused power generation to fail.
has been silent and still since May 2022.
"We have not had any communication from the rover since it entered hibernation. "We are monitoring it every day and believe it has not woken up because the sunlight has not yet reached the minimum level for power generation," said Zhang, as reported byThe rover remained in hibernation for longer than expected. Even NASA’s orbiting probe could not detect any sort of rover movement since September 2022.to brave the freezing conditions on Mars.
Furthermore, it was designed with the ability to shake off dust using vibration settings. However, even this feature necessitates some solar power. The deadly dust storms piled up on the solar panels, impeding their ability to generate power.
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