Why are the MERs still working?

DALeffler — 2/8/2005 6:43:09 AM (archived)

Not to issue surprise at the robustness of those magnificent machines, but I thought a main reason for the much shorter expected operational life than that experienced was due to dust on the solar panels degrading elecrtical power production. Why are the solar panels staying clean?

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Why are the MERs still working? - DALeffler - 2/8/2005 6:43:09 AM
- Nice to see you found this place again. Welcome back. (n/t) - Tony - 2/8/2005 5:38:52 PM
- It's a big mystery - Gary - 2/8/2005 7:54:23 AM
  - re: It's a big mystery - DALeffler - 2/10/2005 1:52:46 AM
    - re: It's a big mystery - Doug Ellison - 2/10/2005 4:54:14 PM
  - re: It's a big mystery MORE - JimO - 2/8/2005 3:15:17 PM
    - Still waiting for the first dust devil to be caught on camera. - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2005 3:25:23 PM
      - re: Still waiting for the first dust devil to be caught on camera. - Doug Ellison - 2/8/2005 5:18:09 PM
        
        and.... - et - 2/8/2005 8:43:24 PM
        
        Crater winds - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2005 9:47:32 PM
        
        re: Crater winds - bruced - 2/8/2005 10:34:32 PM
        
        I thought Bernoulli described how faster moving air... - alcaray - 2/9/2005 7:05:49 PM
        
        re: I thought Bernoulli described how faster moving air... - bruced - 2/9/2005 11:58:40 PM
        
        My guess is turbulence - Larry J - 2/9/2005 8:09:43 PM
        
        re: My guess is turbulence - Doug Ellison - 2/10/2005 3:11:14 PM
        
        Mine too.... - ectonoulli - 2/9/2005 8:37:13 PM
        
        Well, there's this - Larry J - 2/9/2005 8:51:06 PM
        
        re: Well, there's this - bruced - 2/10/2005 12:13:24 AM

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