Friday, October 21, 2011

NASA Rover Curiosity: Plutonium Dioxide Power



More power than can be achieved by solar panels is necessary to run the Mars Science Laboratory aka "Curiosity".

Heat from the decay of plutonium dioxide will generate 110 watts of electrical power to charge the rover's batteries.
Credit: NASA
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