News: Meet NASA's Nuclear-Powered Mars Rover, Dubbed Curiosity

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TITLE: MEET NASA'S NUCLEAR-POWERED MARS ROVER, DUBBED

CURIOSITY

 

QUOTE: "Curiosity is about the size of a mini cooper and is

four times more heavy than the Spirit and Opportunity which were

launched in 2004. The Curiosity also comes with a larger robot arm, a

laser that can split rocks, a weather station, and a percussive drill

for drilling rocks. Unlike the Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity also

has on board 10.5 pounds of plutonium-238! Yes, Curiosity is

nuclear-powered instead of solar powered like the previous rovers. No

sun is required to power the systems on board."

 

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