What a NASA spacecraft saw at a robot's grave from orbit

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For the past two years, a NASA spacecraft has sat lifeless on the surface of Mars, its solar panels caked with dirt.

Red dust keeps piling up.

From a vantage point in space, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently caught a glimpse of the dormant InSight lander.

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