SNAP - 19

Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) -19 Model. Two SNAP-19 radioisotope thermoelectric generators (atomic batteries), developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), are shown in the positions they were mounted on NASA's Nimbus-B weather satellite., Credit Line: Digital Photo Archive, Department of Energy (DOE), courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Abstract/Description: Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) -19 Model. Two SNAP-19 radioisotope thermoelectric generators (atomic batteries), developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), are shown in the positions they were mounted on NASA's Nimbus-B weather satellite.
Subject(s): Nuclear physics--Research
Equipment and supplies
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Credit Line: Digital Photo Archive, Department of Energy (DOE), courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID: Atomic Energy Commission F4