Solar panel
A solar panel was an energy generation technology utilized on Earth.

At one point, Earth nearly choked to death on pollution. However, its inhabitants woke up, and within a generation, everything from trucks to toasters were covered in solar panels. ()

Schematics of the Mariner 2, Nimbus 1, and Ranger 5 spacecraft depicting the locations of the solar panels was stored in the 's library computer database. This database was accessed by the Talosians in 2254. ()

By 2258, the Golden Gate Bridge's tubes appeared to be covered in solar panels. It was again around the beginning of the 25th century. (; ; )

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Background information
Retconned material shows solar panels and solar platforms used aboard NASA's Mariner 2, Nimbus 1, and Ranger 5 space probes when they were launched in the mid-20th century. Solar panels were also included in the International Space Station.

Schematics of the Mariner 2 and Ranger 5 spacecraft were from the archives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Energy technology
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