[RLUG] Interesting Article

[Mike Galgano]

Remember to 'duck and cover!'. 70 pounds of plutonium can cause a nasty 
bruise.

Mike Galgano

Dennis Bagley wrote:

>Quote from BBC article
>
>For onboard electric power, the probe will convert heat from the decay
>of radioactive plutonium pellets into electricity for the spacecraft's
>systems and science instruments. Operating so far from the Sun means New
>Horizons cannot use solar panels.
>  
>

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