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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Sadly, Athena toppled over on the moon. With a lunar eclipse coming shortly, why didn't they design in a secondary power source over solar?

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Sadly, Athena toppled over on the moon. With a lunar eclipse coming shortly, why didn't they design in a secondary power source over solar?

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Athena spacecraft declared dead after toppling over on moon

www.theguardian.com

Robotic private spacecraft touched down about 250 meters from its intended landing site on Thursday

Even if it landed correctly, why would they plan a solar powered mission to the moon when our next lunar eclipse is in like 5 days?

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Because for the amount of power needed they would have to halve its payload capacity if they used RTGs

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