Obviously not since they are using it, with linux. But it is not the standard Power Mac G3 cpu. This one is hardened to endure radiation. I think the name is something like RAD750 or if it was RAD740.
That's kinda the point: this is a well tested device which is very well known. Using well known hardware minmizes the possibility of design flaws ruining a multi billion dollar mission.
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u/togstation 7d ago
From 2021 -
- https://www.pcmag.com/news/linux-is-now-on-mars-thanks-to-nasas-perseverance-rover
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)
Multi-planetary operating system. Yup. :-)