Martian exploration robot Intuition it stopped communicating due to heavy dust from the solar arrays, NASA said. On the official page of the device on Twitter on Tuesday, December 20, a farewell post with a photo appeared.
“My charge is running low and this image you see will most likely be the last one I can share with you. But don’t despair, it was a productive time. If I can get back to you, I will definitely reply. Thanks for sticking with me.”
The domed element in the frame is a seismometer that monitors the vibrations of the Red Planet. Intuition she became the first ship to record earthquakes, more than a thousand in total. During the last one, the surface of Mars shook for 6 hours.
In addition, the device made it possible not only to see, but also to feel the Martian vortex, called the dust devil, when he flew over it last year.
Intuition worked on the Red Planet for 4 years. Her work began in November 2018 after landing on the Elyos plain.
