
Like a human working in a radiation environment, NASA Curiosity rover carries its own version of a dosimeter to measure radiation from outer space and the sun. This graphic shows the flux of radiation detected the rover Radiation Assessment Detector.
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NASA ID
PIA16020
Date Created
August 8, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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