NASA's Opportunity rover has been lost on Mars as its batteries die months after a raging dust storm

NASA officials are finally coming to terms with the fact the Opportunity rover could be lost forever. The rover, which is located on the rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater, has been out of contact for four months after a raging dust storm encircled the red planet. Skies eventually cleared by mid-September, when America's space agency began a six-week listening programme to try and receive data from their device. However, that's already nearing expiration and the solar-powered robot remains dormant - with scientists set to stop trying to contact it in the coming days. Nasa's Opportunity rover has finally been lost on Mars four months after a raging dust storm encircled the red planet, the space agency has said Dr Lori Glaze, acting director of Nasa's planetary science division, suggested that attempts to recover the rover by sending daily signals would be coming to an end. 'The batteries may be getting too cold and that may be too much for'the little rover that could',' Dr Glaze told the Times.