![The rover is upside down in this straight from the back view. The image is centered on a cylinder with fins, the spacecraft's Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/perseverance-mmrtg-close.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Perseverance’s Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Before Launch
The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) for NASA'S Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is shown during a fit check with the rover in a payload processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 16-17, 2020.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC/DOE
Image CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC/DOE
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