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The RTGs on Voyager weighed 37.7kg for 157W (initial) of electricity. The later RTGs on Galileo and Cassini weighed 57kg for about 300W. [1] https://en.wikipe
by phs2501 9y ago
The RTGs on Voyager weighed 37.7kg for 157W (initial) of electricity. The later RTGs on Galileo and Cassini weighed 57kg for about 300W.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHW-RTG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHW-RTG
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPHS-RTG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPHS-RTG
- londons_explore 9y agoAnd they probably had far less shielding than an earth based vehicle would need.