How Long Will the Curiosity Rover Last?

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Curiosity's 23-month-long mission is already approaching the 5-year-mark! How much longer can we hope it will last? Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shoutout to Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Bryce Daifuku, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Charles George, Bader AlGhamdi ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://gizmodo.com/curiositys-wheels-are-falling-apart-and-how-we-can-sol-1626826935 https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/ http://www.space.com/16679-mars-rover-curiosity-nuclear-power-lifespan.html https://mars.nasa.gov/news/2017/breaks-observed-in-rover-wheel-treads http://www.space.com/16907-what-is-the-temperature-of-mars.html https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/the-fact-and-fiction-of-martian-dust-storms/ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/godda

Published 2017-05-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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