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In the event of a major nuclear war, living in Antarctica won't protect you from environmental radiation, which will be at highly elevated levels for decades th
by enraged_camel 10y ago
In the event of a major nuclear war, living in Antarctica won't protect you from environmental radiation, which will be at highly elevated levels for decades throughout the entire planet.
- goatlover 10y agoAnd how do you protect yourself from radiation on Mars, given its thin atmosphere and lack of magnetic field?
- enraged_camel 10y agoMars's thin atmosphere does provide significant levels of radiation shielding, such that surface radiation levels are comparable to those in low-Earth orbit: http://www.space.com/18504-mars-rover-curiosity-astronaut-radiation.html http://www.space.com/18504-mars-rover-curiosity-astronaut-ra... The Moon, on the other hand, is baldly exposed: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/08sep_radioactivemoon https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/0...