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Moon’s radiation is 200 times greater than Earth’s, lander finds
Findings highlight importance of protective shielding as a number of countries are planning to put people on the moon in coming decades, including China by 2036.
- Findings come as various countries and entities are planning to put people on the lunar surface in coming decades
- Radiation exposure on moon would be 2.6 times greater than what astronauts are subjected to aboard International Space Station
With more nations planning to send people to the moon in the coming decades, a study by Chinese and German scientists has shown for the first time how much radiation astronauts will be exposed to on the lunar surface.
The result is an indicator of how much protective shielding future astronauts will need.
According to the new study, an astronaut will be exposed to an average daily dose of 1,369 microsieverts of radiation on the surface of the moon, or about 2.6 times more than the International Space Station crew’s daily dose.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances on Friday.
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I think most of this radiation comes from our Sun. Most of it is absorbed by our atmosphere but some that gets through we call cosmic rays.
