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Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving Measure
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Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving MeasureThe Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less to use by its systems per year, the decision was made to disable the plasma spectrometer (PLS) instrument
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-e99dcd99-226d59704fec4666
Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving MeasureThe Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less to use by its systems per year, the decision was made to disable the plasma spectrometer (PLS) instrument