Can we power future Mars missions?

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 294-303

  Balint, Tibor S ^a   Sturm II, Erick J ^a   Woolley, Ryan C ^a   Jordan, James F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ARPS; Batteries; Fission power; Mars; NASA; Radioisotope power systems; RPS; RTG; Solar power

Indexed keywords

ARPS; FISSION POWER; MARS; RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEM; RPS; RTG;

LANDING; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; NASA; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 34547168887     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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