Radiation Assessment Detector

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The Radiation Assessment Detector is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's Curiosity rover designed to measure and characterize the radiation environment on Mars and during the journey through space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover instrument ⓘ
radiation detector ⓘ
scientific instrument ⓘ
spacecraft instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs RAD ⓘ
arrivalAtMarsDate 2012-08-06 ⓘ
collaborationCountry Germany ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dataUsedFor estimating astronaut radiation exposure on Mars missions ⓘ
space weather studies ⓘ
validating radiation transport models ⓘ
developedBy Christian Albrechts University in Kiel ⓘ
linked to: University of Kiel

Southwest Research Institute ⓘ
fieldOfStudy human spaceflight risk assessment ⓘ
planetary habitability ⓘ
space radiation environment ⓘ
fundedBy NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate ⓘ
NASA Science Mission Directorate ⓘ
hasComponent cesium iodide scintillator ⓘ
electronics box ⓘ
neutron detectors ⓘ
plastic scintillators ⓘ
silicon detectors ⓘ
hostRover Curiosity ⓘ
hostSpacecraft Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
launchDate 2011-11-26 ⓘ
launchVehicle Atlas V 541 ⓘ
locatedOn Curiosity rover deck ⓘ
Mars Science Laboratory mission ⓘ
Mars surface ⓘ
measures charged particle radiation ⓘ
dose equivalent ⓘ
dose rate ⓘ
galactic cosmic rays ⓘ
gamma rays ⓘ
neutron radiation ⓘ
secondary particles produced in Martian atmosphere and regolith ⓘ
solar energetic particles ⓘ
mission Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
operationalPhase cruise to Mars ⓘ
surface operations on Mars ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
partOf Curiosity rover ⓘ
primaryObjective assess radiation hazards for future human missions to Mars ⓘ
measure radiation during interplanetary cruise ⓘ
measure radiation environment on Mars ⓘ
principalInvestigator Donald M. Hassler ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
targetBody Mars ⓘ

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RAD → acronymFor → Radiation Assessment Detector ⓘ
MSL → hasInstrument → RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector) ⓘ
linked to: Radiation Assessment Detector
Curiosity rover science team → uses → Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) ⓘ
linked to: Radiation Assessment Detector