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Space/Science » in reply to re: More power to Oppy!

RTG=Sensible?

Depends what you want.

A year or two guaranteed trouble free operation in a small package - OK

more than 2 year's enfurance - no

In theory, a solar powered rover could be engineered for a 5-10 year surface life, if you made the joints robust enough to cope with dust ingress. By then an RTG would be well underpowered, through decay

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