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Sounds like it might be a good pick as the energy source for an extremely long haul interstellar probe?
by nategri 7y ago
Sounds like it might be a good pick as the energy source for an extremely long haul interstellar probe?
- FrojoS 7y agoIt's already used (minus the diamond casing), e.g. in the Curiosity mars rover, or the Voyager probes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)#Specifications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)#Specificatio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge...