... direct to Earth communication from the lander. Now it could only communicate via an orbiter. The planet was also throwing dust storms into the story. On sols 165 and 269 dust effects were detected, each time lasting for weeks. The nuclear powered landers were not affected as much as the solar-powered MER rovers were decades later, but it was another complication to consider. Tomorrow we will look at the sol 100-300 map.
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