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Mars Winds Clean Spirit's Solar Panels Again
Titoxd writes "In a blast from the past, NASA reports that Spirit's solar panels have received a much-needed cleaning courtesy of the Red Planet. The report states, 'The cleaning boosts Spirit's daily energy supply by about 30 watt-hours, to about 240 watt-hours from 210 watt-hours. The rover uses about 180 watt-hours per day for basic survival and communications, so this increase roughly doubles the amount of discretionary power for activities such as driving and using instruments.'"
Damn, why can't our terrestrial equipment be this efficient?
Don't worry, we'll get there soon. The gov's stimulus package will start working its magic any minute now...
Damn, why can't our terrestrial equipment be this efficient?
Don't worry, we'll get there soon. The gov's stimulus package will start working its magic any minute now...
Will I get my beowulf cluster of ponies, then?
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Thank you for responding to the first half of my post with a simplified version of the second half of my post.
Our posts weren't completely identical. There's a little nuance there that's actually quite important. Oh well.
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lol no. No. No. And No. lol
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