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rocketyak · 2352 days ago · link · · parent · post: Mars rover Opportunity goes dormant amid huge dust storm
Coming out of the woodwork after being 6ft under in rover work for the last several months. I think you meant Opportunity in the first paragraph; Curiosity will be fine =) I drove her yesterday. We're re-tracing our steps to go do more drilling, so as long as we can localize ourselves the impact of the dust storm right now on that mission are minimal. Oppy has -some- chance; she's in a low power state now, but if the ambient conditions are right (not too cold, Tau goes back down sooner than later) then even if she does turn off she has the ability to wake back up.