Comment on India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe
0_0j@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How did NASA handle the comms with Curiosity? Maan you’ve got to appreciate NASAs engineuity
Comment on India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe
0_0j@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How did NASA handle the comms with Curiosity? Maan you’ve got to appreciate NASAs engineuity
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The Mars has an atmosphere and a more typical day length. It doesn’t get that cold there.
The length of a day on the moon is 29.5 days, and there’s not atmosphere.
The rover spend 14 days at a few degrees above absolute zero.
Electronics don’t survive that. Weird shit happens when it gets that cold.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Er, no. Absolute zero is -273.15°C (-459.67°F) while the moon at its coldest is about -173.15°C (-297.67°F) so you’re about 100°C off.
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Whoops. You’re right…F and C confusion.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Ha, I do it all the time as a Canadian living in the States.