Radiation Assessment Detector

E410465

Mars rover instrument radiation detector scientific instrument spacecraft instrument

The Radiation Assessment Detector is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's Curiosity rover designed to measure and characterize the radiation environment on Mars and during the journey through space.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector)	1
Radiation Assessment Detector canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mars rover instrument ⓘ radiation detector ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	RAD ⓘ
arrivalAtMarsDate	2012-08-06 ⓘ
collaborationCountry	Germany ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataUsedFor	estimating astronaut radiation exposure on Mars missions ⓘ space weather studies ⓘ validating radiation transport models ⓘ
developedBy	Christian Albrechts University in Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Research Institute ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	human spaceflight risk assessment ⓘ planetary habitability ⓘ space radiation environment ⓘ
fundedBy	NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate ⓘ NASA Science Mission Directorate ⓘ
hasComponent	cesium iodide scintillator ⓘ electronics box ⓘ neutron detectors ⓘ plastic scintillators ⓘ silicon detectors ⓘ
hostRover	Curiosity ⓘ
hostSpacecraft	Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
launchDate	2011-11-26 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Atlas V 541 ⓘ
locatedOn	Curiosity rover deck ⓘ Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ surface form: Mars Science Laboratory mission Mars surface ⓘ
measures	charged particle radiation ⓘ dose equivalent ⓘ dose rate ⓘ galactic cosmic rays ⓘ gamma rays ⓘ neutron radiation ⓘ secondary particles produced in Martian atmosphere and regolith ⓘ solar energetic particles ⓘ
mission	Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
operationalPhase	cruise to Mars ⓘ surface operations on Mars ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
partOf	Curiosity rover ⓘ
primaryObjective	assess radiation hazards for future human missions to Mars ⓘ measure radiation during interplanetary cruise ⓘ measure radiation environment on Mars ⓘ
principalInvestigator	Donald M. Hassler NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
targetBody	Mars ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Radiation Assessment Detector
Description of subject: The Radiation Assessment Detector is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's Curiosity rover designed to measure and characterize the radiation environment on Mars and during the journey through space.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RAD → acronymFor → Radiation Assessment Detector ⓘ

MSL → hasInstrument → Radiation Assessment Detector ⓘ

this entity surface form: RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector)