Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions

Date10th, Mar 2021

Summary:

NASA's Perseverance Rover recently made a successful landing on Mars, embarking on a two-year mission to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples. Because Mars is extremely cold -- nighttime temperatures can drop below -112 F -- heaters are required to keep the rover's battery system from freezing. Now, researchers have 3D printed porous carbon aerogels for electrodes in ultralow-temperature supercapacitors, reducing heating needs for future space and polar missions.

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American Chemical Society. "Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 March 2021. .

American Chemical Society. (2021, March 10). Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 26, 2022 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210310084722.htm

American Chemical Society. "Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210310084722.htm (accessed June 26, 2022).

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