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English: Enclosed in the protective mesh container known as the "gorilla cage," the multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is lifted up the side of the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41. The generator will be installed on the MSL spacecraft, encapsulated within the payload fairing. The MMRTG will generate the power needed for the mission from the natural decay of plutonium-238, a non-weapons-grade form of the radioisotope. Heat produced by this natural decay will provide constant power through the day and night during all seasons. MSL's components include a car-sized rover, Curiosity, which has 10 science instruments designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source. Heat emitted by the MMRTG will be circulated throughout the rover system to keep instruments, computers, mechanical devices and communications systems within their operating temperature ranges. Launch of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is targeted for Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl.
Polski: Zamknięty w pojemniku ochronnym nazywanym "Klatką goryla", wielozadaniowy radioizotopowy generator termoelektryczny ang. Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) przeznaczony dla sondy NASA MSL jest podnoszony windą na stanowisku startowym Complex 41 do łazika Curiosity znajdującego się w ładowni zamontowanej na szczycie rakiety Atlas V. Generator zostanie zainstalowany na statku kosmicznym MSL, otoczonym już owiewką. MMRTG generuje moc potrzebną do realizacji misji z naturalnego rozpadu dwutlenku plutonu-238 (odmiana radioizotopu plutonu nieużywana przy produkcji broni jądrowej). Ciepło wydzielane podczas naturalnego rozpadu zapewnia stałą moc przez cały dzień i noc o każdej porze. Łazik Curiosity o wielkości samochodu osobowego, posiada 10 naukowych instrumentów mających szukać śladów życia, w tym metanu, i pomóc ustalić, czy ewentualny gaz jest ze źródła biologicznego, czy geologicznego. Ciepło nie biorące udziału w produkcji energii elektrycznej zostaje rozprowadzone w całym systemie łazika aby utrzymać instrumenty, komputery, urządzenia mechaniczne i systemy łączności w właściwych zakresach temperatur. Start MSL na pokładzie rakiety Atlas V odbył się z Complex 41 na Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Aby uzyskać więcej informacji, odwiedź http://www.nasa.gov/msl.
Date Taken on 17 November 2011
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