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EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
THE SAD BUT EXPECTED DEATH OF INSIGHT
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InSight—the first fully-fledged geophysicist on Mars, a paradigm-shifting robot—is in trouble. Dust is gathering on its panels, obfuscating them from the life-giving light of the sun. Assuming that a dust devil won’t soon whizz by and blow some of that dust off, and presuming a dust storm doesn’t add more of that rust-hued volcanic confetti to the solar panels, it’s looking increasingly likely that this summer will be the moment it drifts into an endless slumber.
