Re:Photo shows Mars rover descent
by Cushman on Monday August 06, 2012 @01:57PM
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Just cribbing from Wiki, the generator contains 11 pounds of Pu-238 and produces ~150W of electricity from ~2000W of heat. It's hard to put an exact price on it, but it's definitely in the $millions per kg.
It's theoretically feasible, but the cost would be, ah, prohibitive.
It's theoretically feasible, but the cost would be, ah, prohibitive.