#Plutonium-238 to help power Perseverance on Mars
“#Plutonium-238 to help power Perseverance on Mars” The Perseverance rover, headed for Mars this summer, carries a plutonium isotope produced at ORNL, the first domestic production in about 30 years. As it decays, Pu-238 will power the rover and its instruments across the planet. Credit: NASA After its long journey to Mars beginning this summer,…