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English: Plutonium-238 pellet under its own light. Pu-238, with a half-life of 87.7 years, is being used in space applications requiring a power source with a long service life. Pu-238 has a relatively high heat production rate which makes it useful as a power source. As a power and heat source, Pu-238 has also been used to power instruments left on the Moon by Apollo astronauts, navigation and weather satellites, and interplanetary probes. The interplanetary probe Pioneer-10, powered by a Pu-238 source, recently left the solar system. Image ID: 2006407
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Source http://www.doedigitalarchive.doe.gov/ImageDetailView.cfm?ImageID=2006407&page=search&pageid=thumb
Author Department of Energy

These pellets are used for radioisotope thermoelectric generators. They are made of PuO2.

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Public domain This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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current19:49, 10 January 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:49, 10 January 20093,200 × 2,560 (2.16 MB)Fastfission~commonswikiReverted to version as of 22:17, 8 August 2006
00:18, 8 December 2008Thumbnail for version as of 00:18, 8 December 2008176 × 150 (47 KB)MavOld image did not specify exact source; replacing with a PD image of known source
22:17, 8 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:17, 8 August 20063,200 × 2,560 (2.16 MB)Fastfission~commonswiki"Plutonium-238 sphere under its own light." These pellets are used for w:radioisotope thermoelectric generators. Image is courtesy the Department of Energy. ==License== {{PD-USGov-DOE}} Category:Plutonium

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