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To: ChicagoConservative27

All those solar panels need to be cleaned. I wonder what it costs for John Kerry to have his windows washed?


60 posted on 01/18/2023 1:55:01 PM PST by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: jonrick46

Funny you should mention that.

A NASA Mars mission was hobbled and ended early due to dust collecting on the deployed solar panels, almost immediately reducing solar power production capacity down to 15% of nominal/expected.

They actually intentionally remotely dumped scoops of Mars dirt on the panels in an attempt to shake off dust and it actually bumped up power output to 25% of nominal. They had no other options.


67 posted on 01/18/2023 2:11:59 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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