To boldly go
Journal Article
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· Nuclear Energy (Washington, D.C.)
OSTI ID:376857
A little power source that runs on a plutonium isotope is helping unlock the secrets of our solar system. Voyagers 1 and 2 have been transmitting data to Earth since 1977, thanks to their long-lived, plutonium-powered radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). The RTGs providing power to other missions are reviewed, including: (1) the Galileo mission to Jupiter, (2) the Ulysses mission to orbit the Sun`s polar regions, (3) the Huygens probe of Saturn`s largest moon, and (4) the Cassini probe of Saturn`s rings.
- OSTI ID:
- 376857
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Energy (Washington, D.C.), Journal Name: Nuclear Energy (Washington, D.C.) Journal Issue: 3; ISSN NUENE8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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