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They didn't mention whether they tried to simulate the radiation levels plants would experience on Mars in their experiment. I don't know whether that would ch

by u801e 10y ago

They didn't mention whether they tried to simulate the radiation levels plants would experience on Mars in their experiment. I don't know whether that would change the results.

JohnJamesRambo 10y ago
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22520-mars-is-safe-from-radiation-but-the-trip-there-isnt/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22520-mars-is-safe-fr... I didn't know the answer so I googled it. Apparently it isn't that high. "Readings from NASA’s Curiosity rover suggest radiation levels on the Red Planet are about the same as those in low Earth orbit, where astronauts hang out for months on the International Space Station."
- _rpd 10y ago
  > radiation levels on the Red Planet are about the same as those in low Earth orbit ... which coincidentally is where the experimental potatoes in the article were grown.
  - simonh 10y ago
    Unfortunately not, looks like they never got round to launching the cubesat.
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devoply 10y ago
Add magnetic field at Lagrange point.