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Re: Curiosity (Mars) rover. 10 years, still going. Guess why?

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From: clp@alumni.caltech.edu (Chris L Peterson)
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by: Chris L Peterson - Wed, 8 Nov 2023 14:02 UTC

On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 17:37:16 -0800 (PST), Rich <rander3128@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Because it uses an RTG as a power source, not stupid solar panels which on Mars would be caked with dust in short order, rending the rover DEAD.
>
>https://phys.org/news/2023-11-nasa-curiosity-rover-clocks-days.html

The same reason that all of the rovers and landers dramatically
exceeded their design life. Good engineering. Made possible because
you were not involved in that engineering.

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Curiosity (Mars) rover. 10 years, still going. Guess why?	Chris L Peterson