RAD
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RAD is a radiation assessment detector aboard NASA's Curiosity rover that measures high-energy particles on Mars’ surface to evaluate the planet’s radiation environment and its implications for future human exploration.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Curiosity rover instrument
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radiation detector → scientific instrument → |
| aboard |
Curiosity rover
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| acronymFor |
Radiation Assessment Detector
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| collects |
in situ radiation measurements on Mars surface
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| dataUsedBy |
astrobiology researchers
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human spaceflight planners → radiation transport modelers → |
| developedBy |
Southwest Research Institute
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| developedInCollaborationWith |
Christian Albrechts University in Kiel
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| environmentCharacterized |
interplanetary cruise radiation environment
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surface radiation environment on Mars → |
| fundedBy |
NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
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NASA Science Mission Directorate → |
| hasDetectorType |
cesium iodide scintillator
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plastic scintillators → silicon solid-state detectors → |
| hasSubcomponent |
anti-coincidence shield
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charged particle telescope → neutron detector → |
| hostSpacecraft |
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover
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| landingDateOnMars |
2012-08-06
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| launchDate |
2011-11-26
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| launchVehicle |
Atlas V 541
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| locatedOn |
Mars surface
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| measures |
dose equivalent
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dose rate → galactic cosmic rays → particle energy spectra → particle flux → secondary particles produced in Martian atmosphere and regolith → solar energetic particles → |
| mission |
Mars Science Laboratory
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| operator |
NASA
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| partOf |
Curiosity payload
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| primaryObjective |
assess radiation risks for future human exploration of Mars
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characterize Martian radiation environment → measure high-energy particles on Mars surface → |
| providesDataFor |
assessment of astronaut health risks
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human mission radiation shielding design → planetary habitability assessment → space weather studies → |
| scienceDiscipline |
planetary science
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radiation biology → space physics → |
| status |
operational
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| targetBody |
Mars
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Curiosity rover
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instrument |
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Mars Science Laboratory
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scienceInstruments |