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Dust storms on Mars can cover the whole planet.

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Global dust storms can last for weeks or months. One in 2018 blocked so much sunlight that NASA’s solar-powered Opportunity rover lost power and never woke up.

Source: Opportunity (rover) (Wikipedia)

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