ooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 9 months agoNASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down12
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkNASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.www.businessinsider.comooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareIHeartBadCode@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 months agoMan. When we get one of these to Titan, it’s going to be wild. Flying through the methane air there and snapping shots of liquid hydrocarbon lakes.
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 months agoThe risks of a spark firing it all up… I’d like to see that! Edit: a commenter asked if o2 was needed. Good question. Does anybody know?
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agowouldn’t you need O2 for there to be a risk of fire and explosion?
minus-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoYes, you need O2 for combustion: CH4 (Methane) + O2 -> H2O + CO2 + heat
Man. When we get one of these to Titan, it’s going to be wild. Flying through the methane air there and snapping shots of liquid hydrocarbon lakes.
The risks of a spark firing it all up… I’d like to see that!
Edit: a commenter asked if o2 was needed. Good question. Does anybody know?
wouldn’t you need O2 for there to be a risk of fire and explosion?
Yes, you need O2 for combustion: