re: And dust "storms" might have negative effects.

Space/Science » in reply to re: And dust "storms" might have negative effects.

Jacob Samorodin — 10/29/2005 9:31:17 PM (archived)

OK!... Fair enough...But the Vikings had radio-isotopes to keep their electronics warm
during low solar-power periods, like dust storms.

The whole thread (26 posts)

Dust storm at Meridiani? - Raoul - 10/28/2005 4:15:31 PM
- This is what a dust storm must look like... - Doug Ellison - 10/30/2005 10:14:57 PM
- Hope those solar panels stay clean. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/28/2005 6:16:49 PM
  - Dust devils will do the job!!!!! - carl - 10/29/2005 5:44:58 PM
    - re: Dust devils will do the job!!!!! - Doug Ellison - 10/29/2005 6:44:06 PM
      - And dust "storms" might have negative effects. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/29/2005 9:16:42 PM
        
        re: And dust "storms" might have negative effects. - LJK - 10/31/2005 3:13:05 PM
        
        re: And dust "storms" might have negative effects. - Doug Ellison - 10/29/2005 9:23:43 PM
        
        re: And dust "storms" might have negative effects. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/29/2005 9:31:17 PM
        
        re:They use RHU (Radioactive Heater Units) - Chris Vancil - 10/29/2005 10:27:58 PM
        
        Did you see this image from Viking of a dust storm? - LJK - 10/31/2005 3:50:12 PM
        
        re: Did you see this image from Viking of a dust storm? - Chris Vancil - 10/31/2005 10:03:41 PM
        
        Did dust devils ever sweep off the Viking landers or Mars Pathfinder? - LJK - 10/31/2005 3:10:52 PM
        
        re: Did dust devils ever sweep off the Viking landers or Mars Pathfinder? - Chris Vancil - 10/31/2005 10:08:55 PM
        
        Viking - Nick Hoffman - 11/1/2005 2:01:41 AM
        
        re: Viking - Chris Vancil - 11/1/2005 5:54:50 AM
        
        re: Viking - LJK - 11/2/2005 8:16:32 PM
        
        re: Viking - Chris Vancil - 11/3/2005 10:39:26 AM
        
        Mars Pathfinder did see some dust devils - LJK - 11/4/2005 3:48:41 AM
        
        re: Thanks! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 11/4/2005 11:57:02 AM
- Clouds? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 10/28/2005 5:23:09 PM
  - Very recent Earth-based images - LJK - 10/28/2005 7:21:12 PM
    - Apparently the dust storm is breaking news - LJK - 10/28/2005 8:18:31 PM
      - re: Just when Mars - Raoul - 10/28/2005 11:35:17 PM
        
        Use Halloween to educate the public on some astronomy with Mars - LJK - 10/31/2005 3:31:15 PM
        
        HST image of Martian dust storm - LJK - 11/3/2005 2:35:21 PM

Recent posts

On this day in Space/Science

The whole thread (26 posts)