The moon has hazardous radiation levels

[Still Waters]

Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported Friday.

China’s lander on the far side of the moon is providing the first full measurements of radiation exposure from the lunar surface, vital information for NASA and others aiming to send astronauts to the moon, the study noted.

A Chinese-German team reported on the radiation data collected by the lander — named Chang’e 4 for the Chinese moon goddess — in the U.S. journal Science Advances.

https://phys.org/news/2020-09-moon.html

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First measurements of the radiation dose on the lunar surface

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/39/eaaz1334