Mars rover Opportunity in grave danger from dust storms

Danger to the twin Mars Exploration Rovers from ongoing dust storms is increasing, especially for Opportunity, perched on the edge of Victoria crater 130 million miles from Earth. A possible outcome of the storms is that one or both rovers could be damaged permanently or even disabled, NASA managers...

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