JPL Engineers Fine-Tune Mars Exploration Rover Battery

DRAIN TO SUSTAIN NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers are tuning Mars Exploration Rover commands used in the final approach to the planet to cater to a recently discovered minor problem with the battery, which activates once the entry module separates from the solar cells on the cruise stage 15...

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