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   From: TJK@notmyrealemail.com.retro.com   
      
   Was the lack of an RTG on Huygens a political decision, or a true   
   engineering limitation?   
      
      
      
   Scott M. Kozel wrote:   
      
      
   >   
   > The Huygens spacecraft could not utilize an RTG or solar power, so it   
   > was limited to un-rechargable batteries, and given the number of   
   > instruments on board, battery capacity was limited to a matter of hours.   
   >   
      
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