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Heater & Heat Pipe

Electric heaters and passive heat pipes that keep components — propellant lines, batteries, instruments — above their minimum temperatures, moving heat from where it is made to where it is needed or shed.

Part of Thermal Control

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.