Sources of Ionizing Radiation in Interplanetary Space
This illustration depicts the two main types of radiation that NASA Radiation Assessment Detector RAD onboard Curiosity monitors, and how the magnetic field around Earth affects the radiation in space near Earth.
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PIA16938
Date Created
May 30, 2013
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JPL
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