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Where do you get the energy to heat the soil?
by 5avage 13y ago
Where do you get the energy to heat the soil?
- jlgreco 13y agoSolar, or potentially nuclear.
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- dombili 13y agoIt's nuclear. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)#Specifications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)#Specification... SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) then uses this energy to heat the soil and analyze it. I recommend everyone to read about the SAM, it's a fascinating instrument. Arguably the most complicated instrument we've (humans) ever built. (If you're curious about the SAM, read this article: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/curiosity-instrument-sam.html http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/curiosi...)
- morsch 13y agohttps://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/images/spacecraft/2012/20121130_sam_from-side_PIA16100_fig1.jpg https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/images/spacecraft/... Nuts.