First measurements of the radiation dose on the lunar surface

Zhang, Shenyi; F. Wimmer‐Schweingruber, R.; Yu, Jia; Wang, Chi; Fu, Qiang; Zou, Yongliao; Sun, Yueqiang; Wang, Chunqin; Hou, Donghui; Böttcher, S.; Burmeister, S.; Seimetz, L.; Schuster, Björn; Knierim, V.; Shen, Guohong; Yuan, Bin; Lohf, H.; Guo, Jingnan; Xu, Zigong; L. Freiherr von Forstner, J.; R. Kulkarni, S.; Xu, Haitao; Xue, Changbin; Li, Jun; Zhang, Zhe; Zhang, He; Berger, Thomas; Matthiä, Daniel; E. Hellweg, Christine; Hou, Xufeng; Cao, Jinbin; Chang, Zhen; Zhang, Binquan; Chen, Yuesong; Geng, Hao; Quan, Zida

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz1334

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First measurements of the radiation dose on the lunar surface

Published in Science Advances • Sep 25, 2020

Authors:

Shenyi Zhang

R. F. Wimmer‐Schweingruber

Jia Yu

Abstract

Human exploration of the Moon is associated with substantial risks to astronauts from space radiation. On the surface of the Moon, this consists of the chronic exposure to galactic cosmic rays and sporadic solar particle events. The interaction of this radiation field with the lunar soil leads to a ...

Subject

Cosmic ray

Radiation

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