Of course, during this time, the same devices managed to leave a lot of garbage. And it’s unlikely that scientists plan to clean themselves up in the near future. But what is the exact amount of this garbage that humans have left on the Red Planet, and how much does it weigh?
Chagri Kılıç, a postdoctoral researcher in robotics from West Virginia University, decided to answer that question. According to him, today on Mars spacecraft, vehicles, etc. There are many parts that have been abandoned forever.
Their total weight is about 7119 kg. At the same time, experts are quite seriously afraid of this trend because. this debris is dangerous for current and future missions.
Note that nine inactive spacecraft (Mars 3, Mars 6, Viking 1, Viking 2, Phoenix, Sojourner, Spirit, Beagle 2, and Opportunity) searched Kilich for historical remains and refused to count as garbage.
Source: Ferra
