Critical issues in connection with human missions to Mars: Protection of and from the martian environment

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-95

  Horneck, G ^a   Facius, R ^a   Reitz, G ^a   Rettberg, P ^a   Baumstark Khan, C ^a   Gerzer, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; HEALTH; MICROORGANISMS; PLANETS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH;

PLANETARY SURFACES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

SPACE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037219202     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00662-2     Document Type: Article

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