ExoMars highlights radiation risk for Mars astronauts, and watches as dust storm subsides

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 07:52 in Astronomy & Space

Astronauts on a mission to Mars would be exposed to at least 60% of the total radiation dose limit recommended for their career during the journey itself to and from the Red Planet, according to data from the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter being presented at the European Planetary Science Congress, EPSC, in Berlin, Germany, this week.

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