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Chatter may slow between NASA missions and ground control as the sun moves between Earth and Mars, but the robotic explorers will keep working over the next two weeks.
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Amid solar conjunction on Mars, where the Red planet disappears behind the Sun, the rovers and orbiters will continue with science operations, NASA said.
Mars s rovers and orbiters are to be left to their own devices between November 11 and November 25, due to Mars being on the opposite side of the sun to Earth.