The Opportunity rover has been quiet since this dust storm began. In this video, researchers discuss just how amazingly successful Opportunity has been.
Sample return
“But why go to all this trouble?”
Didn’t Mallory already answer questions like this back in 1923?
The Planetary Society Dust storm animation
Here’s a cool animation showing the extent of the dust storm happening on Mars right now.
“The future is a DIY project”
“Should I honor my half-century on Earth by buying a convertible or by building my own satellite to launch into space?”
We have an obligation
“Colonizing other planets will be a multicentury effort. Nobody alive today will see the end of this project. But, in a way, that’s really cool. It forces us to be farsighted, to take the long view.”
A short article that includes a longer podcast. Both are worth the time.
The Atlantic