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Dirt works fine for shielding, when you live on a planet whose soil is already toxic to life. And yes Mars is radioactive, because it has no magnetosphere. Espe
by jujube3 2y ago
Dirt works fine for shielding, when you live on a planet whose soil is already toxic to life. And yes Mars is radioactive, because it has no magnetosphere. Especially when there is a solar flare.
- ceejayoz 2y agoMars is regularly irradiated by solar radiation. This is very different from being radioactive.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Mars is regularly irradiated by solar radiation. This is very different from being radioactive Yup. Mars is radioactive to the degree empty space is.
- jujube3 2y agoNot really. Being regularly irradiated makes you low-level radioactive. After all the pedantry is out of the way, the point is that humans on Mars already have to deal with radioactivity, which makes using nuclear power a no-brainer.