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> The moderate-level long-term cosmic radiation will probably be an issue for colonists, making cancer quite likely for anyone spending 40+ years there. But in
by cwyers 12y ago
> The moderate-level long-term cosmic radiation will probably be an issue for colonists, making cancer quite likely for anyone spending 40+ years there.
But instead of saying that, you decided to say:
> This is plain silly. "Solar wind" is absolutely no danger to people on the surface of Mars, at all.
instead. So, uh, I guess you win one Internet for pedantry.
- danielweber 12y agoFor people designing Mars missions, the distinction between solar radiation and cosmic radiation is really, really, really important. (In fact, CMEs often decrease cosmic radiation.)