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As far as I know the plan has always been to use the martian regolith and water as primary radiation shielding -- same as the moon. Here is a recent (2022) pap
by kallistisoft 2y ago
As far as I know the plan has always been to use the martian regolith and water as primary radiation shielding -- same as the moon.
Here is a recent (2022) paper[1] on the concept, but you can easily find scholarly work on this going back many decades...
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0032063322001039 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00320...
- ceejayoz 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_lava_tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_lava_tube have also been proposed as pre-existing possible shelters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_of_Mars_Project#/media/File:Mars;_Arsia_Mons_cave_entrance_-MRO.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_of_Mars_Project#/media/F... "HiRISE image of Mars hole 'Jeanne', about 150 meters (492 feet) across and at least 178 meters (584 feet) deep."