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Mars Radiation? Astronauts Could Handle It

Curiosity rover shows Mars radiation near space station levels

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 16, 2012 6:48 AM CST

(Newser) – One of the bigger sticking points in the quest to send humans to Mars has been the potentially deadly radiation levels they would experience. But new information gathered by the Curiosity rover shows that radiation levels on Mars are much milder than feared—about the...   Read full story »

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