The measurements have also played a vital role in UNH space scientists» efforts to develop both the first Web - based tool for predicting and forecasting the
radiation environment in near - Earth,
lunar, and Martian space
environments and a space
radiation detector that possesses unprecedented performance capabilities.
[9] Any intact lava tube on the Moon could serve as a shelter from the severe
environment of the
lunar surface, with its frequent meteorite impacts, high - energy ultraviolet
radiation and energetic particles, and extreme diurnal temperature variations.