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Overprovisioning probably won't help. The power drop isn't 75% it's nearly 100%. The last image transmitted is pitch black only the camera's sensor introducing
by zaarn 8y ago
Overprovisioning probably won't help.
The power drop isn't 75% it's nearly 100%. The last image transmitted is pitch black only the camera's sensor introducing some noise during the long exposure to be visible.
The mitigation is either "lots of batteries" or "have a (nuclear) generator and power down" because solar will not produce anything under the currently present conditions.
(Well not "nothing", it's generating a couple milliwatts, enough to drive the rover's internal timer so it can periodically check if it's charging batteries)
- elihu 8y agoYeah, that's a good point; I saw that later in another comment that illumination on the ground was almost nothing. I guess burning rocket fuel for electricity/heat is probably the most practical mitigation. I expect it would be tremendously inefficient, but better than freezing due to a once-a-decade dust storm. Lots of batteries or nuclear could also work if it's available.