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Astronomy Picture of the Day 4-18-03
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| 4-18-03
| Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
Posted on 04/17/2003 10:29:31 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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To: petuniasevan
thank you for the posting ,and enjoy your vacation.
To: petuniasevan
RTGs aren't reactors. The heat generated by the decaying plutonium is used to create electrical power for the spacecraft. Any mission that goes past Mars must have RTGs due to the rapid decrease in solar intensity.
MD
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04/21/2003 11:53:51 AM PDT
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MikeD
(Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist)
To: MikeD
You're right, of course.
That's what I get for posting at 1:30 AM!
Thanks!
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04/21/2003 4:34:23 PM PDT
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petuniasevan
(I'm a lefty. Left-handed. The only kind of lefty I've ever been.)
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