Radioisotope Power Systems ImagesImages of Radioistope Power Systems, including Multi-Mission radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), diagrams, Stirling converters, and other nuclear heat and power technologies.New Horizons carries seven scientific instruments and a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. The spacecraft weighs 1,060 pounds.NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on...Technicians in the payload processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida perform a fit check between NASA'S Mars...A radioisotope thermoelectric generator is mounted to the Cassini spacecraft before launch in 1997.Viking 1 Lander image of Chryse Planitia looking over the lander. The large white object at lower left and center,...This image shows the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator for NASA'S Mars 2020 Perseverance rover during a fit check with the...Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean extracts the fuel element of a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) from storage on the lunar...The electricity needed to operate NASA's Mars 2020 rover is provided by a power system called a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric...Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP) placed on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 14. The RTG is the...Each of NASA's Voyager probes are equipped with three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), including the one shown here at NASA's...This rectangular version of a self-portrait of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines dozens of exposures taken by the rover's Mars...Small and lightweight, Free-Piston Stirling engines could operate on small spacecraft that need electrical power to run optics, sensors, recording...NASA's Perseverance Mars rover looks back at its wheel tracks on March 17, 2022, the 381st Martian day, or sol,...NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, including its Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (white cylinder with fins), is shown on sol 108 of...A stack of General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) units awaits assembly and integration into the Mars rover Curiosity. This power...This map of Mars shows the landing sites of all NASA RTG-powered Mars rovers and landers as of 2021. Viking...This is a display model of a General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) module. The GPHS module provides steady heat for...Radioisotope Heater Units (RHUs) are small devices that use the decay of plutonium-238 to provide heat to keep a spacecraft's...NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on April 8,...A model of Voyager's Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator is placed in a shipping container.Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module LM pilot, unloads the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package ALSEP Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator RTG...The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) for NASA'S Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is shown during a fit check with the...
