Seasonal and diurnal variations in Martian surface ultraviolet irradiation: Biological and chemical implications for the Martian regolith

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-34

  Patel, M R ^a   Berces A ^b   Kolb, C ^c   Lammer, H ^c   Rettberg, P ^d   Zarnecki, J C ^a   Selsis, F ^e  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

biologically effective dose; DNA damage; landing sites; Mars; radiation climate; radiative transfer; regolith; toxicology; UV

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542561613     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550402001180     Document Type: Article

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