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   In article <1105714158.248704.197690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,   
    "Impact9"  wrote:   
      
   > JPL is reporting it made the landing and transmitted for 1.5 hours   
   > after impact.   
   >   
   > I am a bit puzzled why they only made the probe last the few short   
   > hours after it detached from cassini. They could of built a better   
   > battery when Voyager I is like 28 year and still going. I know it is   
   > like -300F and mechanical things won't operate long in that harsh   
   > environment. Assuming the probe could survive the environment it would   
   > of been nice to be able to tap it for everything possible.   
      
      
   The issue is how long the orbiter is in range to relay data from Huygens   
   to Earth.  It's only a few hours, so a longer-life battery for Huygens   
   would have been pointless.   
      
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