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**tsaaapla** · 08-09-2012, 08:08 PM

Im surprised nobody has commented on the nuclear power that this rover is using, MMRTG. I had never heard of this type of power using Plutonium. It says it will only have power for 1 Mars year? Even though they used this design on Voyager 1 in 1977, and it is still being powered by the same MMRTG.....

Here is the design of the nuclear powered rover:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-M...tric_Generator

08-09-2012, 08:08 PM	#9
tsaaapla Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 401 Senior Member	Im surprised nobody has commented on the nuclear power that this rover is using, MMRTG. I had never heard of this type of power using Plutonium. It says it will only have power for 1 Mars year? Even though they used this design on Voyager 1 in 1977, and it is still being powered by the same MMRTG..... Here is the design of the nuclear powered rover: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-M...tric_Generator
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