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>>14492509
The manufacturers are simply not incentivized to create landers or rovers with longevity. NASA itself often wants these programs to end since as they drag on they offer limited scientific value and they're spending a lot on the management teams. People would be up in arms if they shut down a billion dollar lander for no reason but they've seen the Martian, they know about the dust storms with hurricane force winds and all the other bullshit put into popular culture so they won't blink when the death of something gets blamed on the weather instead of intentionally poor design.
>Shit, how about a little tank of compressed air?
I think that may not be ideal with the low atmospheric pressure. I want to see them try a small vibration motor stuck under tilted panels.