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*I know the plan for Mars Direct, in the event of a solar flare, is for the astronauts to head for the airlock, which will act as a storm shelter for the crew.
What I'm wondering is how long they would have to stay in the airlock? How long will the effects of a solar flare (say a flare of medium intensity...I don't know how they are graded) present a danger to the astronauts?
I'm also wondering what the plan (if any) is for astronauts in a rover, if a solar flare should occur? If they are 5 km from base and a solar flare occurs (which can happen unpredictably, and can reach the Earth in a mere 9 minutes...guesstimate 15 minutes to reach Mars??), what then?
Maybe these questions have already been answered, but geez we've got so many threads now...
--Cindy
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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Adrian: Problem...this topic duplicated itself. I only created a New Topic for this once.
--Cindy
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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