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Radioisotope System Keeps Mars Rover Moving

TBMG-16614

06/01/2013

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The instruments aboard NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory “Curiosity” rover receive their power from a radioisotope system assembled and tested at Idaho National Laboratory. The Multi- Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator is a “space battery” that can reliably power a deep space mission for many years.

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"Radioisotope System Keeps Mars Rover Moving," Mobility Engineering, June 1, 2013.
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Jun 1, 2013
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TBMG-16614
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English