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Plutonium power
FromMars Technica
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Aug 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It takes a special battery to power a rover on another planet.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-26209
Released:
Aug 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (16)
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