09-29-2015, 12:13 PM
(09-29-2015, 10:52 AM)JoeStrout Wrote: Moral of the story: if you're going to live on Mars, be prepared to stay underground (or under a very thick dome) most of the time. Significant surface time would result in infertility, cancer, and death. (Sounds like a Surgeon General's warning, doesn't it?)
Or live under ~9 m. of water, or ~8 km. of air @ earth sea level pressure. Perhaps larger values, since Mars has no magnetic field and Earth's magnetic field also provides some insulation (how much?).