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NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again. (www.businessinsider.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

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?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, you need O2 for combustion:

CH4 (Methane) + O2 -> H2O + CO2 + heat

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

wouldn't you need O2 for there to be a risk of fire and explosion?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Maybe the helicopter blades would sound like a low 'woob, woob, woob' in methane.