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How do passive heat sinks work?

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It is always there, keeping heat in or out of your building. Like insulation, passive heat sinks work to try to regularize the temperature of the spacecraft and prevent overheating. A sink releases heat into space. Examples of sinks include resistors on fins sticking out into space and cooling fans.

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