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To: NormsRevenge

Interesting. Looks exactly like our moon. BTW, does anyone know how the spacecraft handles the heat/cold differential between night and day? Isn’t it the greatest difference in the solar system?


4 posted on 03/29/2011 3:51:21 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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To: boop

It uses a ceramic cloth sun-shield and the camera is insulated from the rest of the craft by a paraffin barrier. On the side of the planet facing the Sun, heat is carried from the instruments to the paraffin, which melts. On the dark side of the planet, the paraffin solidifies, transferring heat away from the spacecraft.


34 posted on 03/29/2011 4:38:20 PM PDT by jmcenanly ( "We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him." -Samuel)
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To: boop

They made an extremely effective insulation blanket that the spacecraft keeps between itself and the sun at all times. It’s very light and very efficient...


44 posted on 03/29/2011 4:56:30 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts!!)
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