It's Time for the Mars Rovers to Hunker Down and Wait for the Earth to Return
Mars science continues on the surface while missions are in "blackout" during Mars Solar Conjunction until November 25th.
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Mars science continues on the surface while missions are in "blackout" during Mars Solar Conjunction until November 25th.
The Red Planet has reached solar conjunction as its orbit takes it to the far side of the sun and out of sight. NASA's Mars robots are on their own until Nov. 25.
Mars fleet will endure a complete radio blackout today as the red planet drifts behind the sun from Earth's point of view and reaches its farthest point.
Mars will disappear from the sky for a few weeks on Saturday (Nov. 18), moving to the opposite side of the sun as seen from Earth during the Red Planet’s period of solar conjunction.
Mars and Earth would be on opposite sides of the Solar System for two weeks in what astronomers call a ‘solar conjunction.’