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Radioisotope thermoelectric generator

Pu-238 decay heat across thermoelectric couples; powers Voyager, Curiosity and Perseverance.

K8 · commercial technologyalso: RTG

Atlas record: 1 claim references this transducer — 1 established.

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Radioisotope heating—implemented by→Radioisotope thermoelectric generatorestablished

Cited sources · 2

  1. [1]
    M. A. Prelas, et al.. A review of nuclear batteries (2014)
    Progress in Nuclear Energy 75, 117–148 · doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.04.007 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    D. M. Rowe (ed.). Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano (2006)
    CRC Press · doi:10.1201/9781420038903 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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