Martian dust storm poses growing danger to Opportunity rover

DUST DANGER: Danger to the Mars rover Opportunity is increasing dramatically as a large regional dust storm begins to block out more than 90 percent of the sunlight at that rover's landing site. The growing fear is that sunlight could be blocked so long by the dust that the rover's battery could be...

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