ooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 10 months agoNASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down12
arrow-up176arrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-210 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-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoYes, you need O2 for combustion: CH4 (Methane) + O2 -> H2O + CO2 + heat
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?
Yes, you need O2 for combustion:
Thanks!