The Zhurong rover was scheduled to wake up from its hibernation in December, but has remained idle on the same Martian spot for nearly a year.
. “We are monitoring it every day and believe it has not woken up because the sunlight has not yet reached the minimum level for power generation.”went into hibernation mode in May 2022 and was scheduled to wake up in late December. In February, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the rover over time, revealing that thesince it went into its low power safe mode. The Chinese space agency, however, had not shared any updates on the rover until the recent interview with Rongqiao.
The winter season on Mars also includes sand and dust storms, which block the rover’s solar panels and prevent it from collecting sunlight to generate power. That’s why Zhurong went into hibernation, but the Martian dust may have still managed to block the rover’s solar panels and prevent it from exiting its safe mode.
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