CRaTER's seminal measurements now provide quantified,
radiation hazard data from lunar orbit and can be used to calculate radiation dosage from deep space down to airline altitudes.
Not exact matches
«These
data are a fundamental reference for the
radiation hazards in near Earth «geospace» out to Mars and other regions of our sun's vast heliosphere,» says CRaTER principal investigator Nathan Schwadron of the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS).
Space scientists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) report that
data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the
radiation hazards faced by astronauts during extended space travel.
The
data provide critical information on the
radiation hazards that will be faced by astronauts on extended missions to deep space such as those to Mars.
This is from the journal Science: Measurements of Energetic Particle
Radiation in Transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory «These
data provide insights into the
radiation hazards that would be associated with a human mission to Mars.