Modelling the surface and subsurface Martian radiation environment: Implications for astrobiology

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Dartnell, L R ^a   Desorgher, L ^b   Ward, J M ^a   Coates, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; CELLS; COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETRY; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; PROTONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; PARTICLE ENERGY SPECTRA; RADIORESISTANT CELLS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

COSMIC RAY; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MODELING; PERMAFROST; RADIATION DAMAGE;

EID: 34547582480     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027494     Document Type: Article

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