Mars Pathfinder Lander Battery and Solar Array Performance
Mars Pathfinder Lander was powered by Ga-As solar cells and a silver-zinc Battery.
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Battery Definition for the Mars Environmental Survey Mission (MESUR) Pathfinder
Silver-zinc (Ag-Zn) battery technology has been baselined as the energy storage system for the MESUR mission. The mission profile will require the operation of this battery in a manner not usually seen for this technology. In particular, the combination of storage time followed by multiple cycles as a function of fluctuating temperatures and charge/discharge rates, and limited available time for charging has not been previously demonstrated.
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