How the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) will land.
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I didn’t see any solar panels on the rover. Is it nuclear?
Exactly, it’s power by a plutonium 238 generator.
The decaying plutonium produce heat, that is then converted to electricity by a thermoelectric generator, producing 110W of power.
Here is a great video explaining this:
http://www.space.com/13338-mars-rover-powered-plutonium.html
Another great reference:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20111121/NEWS02/311210008/Mars-Curiosity-has-full-tank-rare-fuel
Yves