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Martian Dust

 

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    The NASA Lewis Materials Adherence Experiment (MAE) on the Sojourner rover measures the dust deposited on the rovers' solar array by measuring the change in transparency of a movable glass cover as dust settles on it. These graphs shows the results from the first two and a half weeks of operation on Mars.