The Martian Apportunity device remains silent, as the giant dusty storm continues to rage on the planet.

Solar battery Opportunity could not recharge and went into a sleep mode, writes Space. com.

"We have not received data from the rover for a couple of weeks," said Ray Arvidson of the University of Washington in St. Louis. Arvidson is the deputy chief investigator of NASA's Martian mission.

Opportunity now most likely works in low power mode, "in which the rover wakes up, tests its power and, if it's too small, goes back to sleep," Arvidson said in an interview.

"At some point, when the storm subsides, Opportunity must wake up, decide that it has enough energy to transmit the signal from the antenna with a low gain and transmit a signal like" I'm awake and in order, but I'm going back to sleep ". We listened, but while the storm continues in full force, "- adds the scientist.

When Opportunity gets enough light, it will charge a little, connect the battery to the electronics, and then try to wake up every day when the Sun is at the highest point in the sky. That's when NASA is going to try to connect with Opportunity.

However, problems will arise if Opportunity fails to provide enough power to support the work of the clock. Then the rover can wake up at the wrong time and waste energy in vain.

Source: HB.