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Rover radiation data poses manned Mars mission dilemma - vest007 - 05-31-2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22718672
Quote:Nasa's Curiosity rover has confirmed what everyone has long suspected - that astronauts on a Mars mission would get a big dose of damaging radiation. The robot counted the number of high-energy space particles striking it on its eight-month journey to the planet.
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