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Re:Photo shows Mars rover descent by warfangle on Monday August 06, 2012 @01:27PM (#4346148)
It uses a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). Many spacecraft use them. The Apollo 13 RTG is currently at rest on the ocean floor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_gen...

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