On the planet of Mars, one NASA rover named 'Opportunity' is riding out one of the most intense dust storms ever observed on the red planet.

On the planet of Mars, one NASA rover named 'Opportunity' is riding out one of the most intense dust storms ever observed on the red planet. In January 2004, NASA sent two exploratory robots for a 90-day scientific mission. One survived for over seven years and the 'Opportunity' is still going after nearly 15 years. It was exploring "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of "Endeavour crater". But the rover has gone into emergency mode because there is not enough sunlight reaching to reach its solar panels. Over the years, the rovers have sent back more than a hundred thousand high-resolution, full-color images of the planet’s surface. NASA officials are hopeful that the storm, which kicked up enough dust to cover a quarter of Mars's surface, will clear and that communication with the rover will resume.