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The RTGs weren't launched in a different era. The most recent RTG went up less than three years ago. (On Perseverance.)
by Ankaios 4y ago
The RTGs weren't launched in a different era. The most recent RTG went up less than three years ago. (On Perseverance.)
- lisper 4y agoI stand corrected. I thought all the rovers were solar powered. My mistake.
- Ankaios 4y agoMost of them have been, but Perseverance and Curiosity were exceptions. I believe the original motivation was for Curiosity to be able to land at higher latitudes.
- lisper 4y agoYeah, I actually knew that. Just had a brain wedgie/senior moment. (Seems to be happening more and more as time goes by. Funny how that happens.)