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To: Fitzcarraldo
When the rovers finally fall silent, in 50, 100 or 150 days, how many issues will be left unresolved?

Yet another legacy of not using RTGs. The Viking landers ran for going on six years, night and day, using good old RTGs. Ditto for the Apollo ALSEPs.

Just another example of how when it comes down to a contest between nuke and solar power, it really is no contest (nuke wins every time).

8 posted on 02/29/2004 2:48:51 PM PST by chimera
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To: chimera
Not every time. I have a solar photovoltaic array on my roof, the nuclear equivalent is just too heavy...
10 posted on 02/29/2004 2:51:27 PM PST by null and void (A $17/hr electronics assembly line worker is now a 100% employed $6/hr burger assembly line worker..)
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To: chimera
Too heavy for a rover isn't it?
29 posted on 02/29/2004 5:47:43 PM PST by DB (©)
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