Preparing for future human exploration: Measuring the radiation environment on Mars
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA will launch the Mars Science Laboratory on Nov. 26, 2011, to assess the past and present habitability of the Red Planet's surface. The mission will land Curiosity, a rover equipped with 10 instruments designed to search for evidence of elements needed to support life namely, water and carbon-based materials and to characterize life-limiting factors, such as the planet's radiation environment.