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From memory, the probes will shut down their functioning gradually as they run out of power. Also if they stop receiving messages from earth they will keep doin
by jberryman 16y ago
From memory, the probes will shut down their functioning gradually as they run out of power. Also if they stop receiving messages from earth they will keep doing science according to some preprogrammed procedure and beam the results back. Go humans!
- brudgers 16y agoPlutonium 238 which powers the thermopiles has a half-life of about 87 years and many of their instruments are no longer in operation, so the remaining mission scope is an issue of power management.