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Original – Fuel module of the of the Mars' Curiosity rover made of o 238
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radioisotope thermoelectric generator encased within graphite impact shells
Reason
Striking image showing how a nuclear fuel cell heats up to glowing temperatures enough to powering once of NASA's Mars rovers. I believe that the fuzziness is intentional due to security reasons.
Articles in which this image appears
Plutonium, Curiosity (rover), General Purpose Heat Source, Nuclear power in space
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science
Creator
Idaho National Laboratory
So you believe a less fuzzy image is possibly achievable? Nergaal (talk) 03:01, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:54, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]