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Nuclear heat sources for the Mars Science Laboratory’s radioisotope power system were assembled into high-strength graphite impact shells at Idaho National Laboratory.

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Source graphite impact shell
Author Idaho National Laboratory

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Idaho National Laboratory at https://www.flickr.com/photos/30369883@N03/6349104616 . It was reviewed on 25 November 2011 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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