3 ms·
That's a good point - the "waste" heat from an RTG (which is only about 5% efficient) is very useful in those extreme cold temperatures.
by rzimmerman 7y ago
That's a good point - the "waste" heat from an RTG (which is only about 5% efficient) is very useful in those extreme cold temperatures.
- greglindahl 7y agoNASA makes a smaller RTGs for heating tasks, they can scale smaller if they don’t need to generate electricity.