Pu-238 on Mars Pathfinder?

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@ucdavis.edu>]

July 7, 1997

According to Rush Limbaugh the Mars Pathfinder and/or the Rover are powered
by plutonium. Does anyone know if there is an RTG power unit on Mars
Pathfinder and how much Pu-238 might be involved?

Otto
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