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InSight, the NASA lander stationed on Mars since 2018, has retired.
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In May, NASA officials warned that the lander could become unusable by the end of the year due to the accumulation of dust on its solar panels.
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This would reduce its power source.
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NASA had announced that the mission was close to its end in November and began taking steps towards winding it down.
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The lander also made its impending demise clear via Twitter, which provided regular updates to its almost 800,000 followers in a tone of mournful acceptance.
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It's shared new discoveries, pledges to keep operating as long as it can, news of its coming retirement, tributes to friends made along the way, and thanks to the well-wishers who sent it postcards from around the world.
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It posted Monday afternoon Eastern Time what could be its last update, an image of the planet's rocky surface.