Radiation Will Make Astronauts' Trip to Mars Even Riskier

Radiation Will Make Astronauts' Trip to Mars Even Riskier

Most robotic missions to Mars have failed, but future astronauts headed for the Red Planet will have more than an imagined martian jinx to worry about. Measurements that the Curiosity rover made en route to its touchdown on Mars last August show that radiation in deep space could pose a significant-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2013-05, Vol.340 (6136), p.1031-1031
1. Verfasser: KERR, RICHARD A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Astronauts
Curiosity
Curiosity (Mars rover)
Deep space
Energy
Manned Mars missions
Manned space missions
Mars
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Protons
Radiation damage
Radiation measurement
Radiation protection
Space exploration
Space radiation
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Zusammenfassung:Most robotic missions to Mars have failed, but future astronauts headed for the Red Planet will have more than an imagined martian jinx to worry about. Measurements that the Curiosity rover made en route to its touchdown on Mars last August show that radiation in deep space could pose a significant-if poorly understood-threat to human space travelers.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.340.6136.1031