Radiation Mitigation at the Moon by the Terrestrial Magnetosphere

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Dec 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004agufmsh51a0263w&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #SH51A-0263

Physics

2431 Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Interactions (2736), 2463 Plasma Convection, 2736 Magnetosphere/Ionosphere Interactions, 2753 Numerical Modeling

Scientific paper

During its orbit, the Moon crosses into the terrestrial magnetosphere. The magnetic field from the later can potentially provide radiation shielding from solar energetic particle events, which can be a significant hazard during extra-vehicle activities or during human exploration of the lunar surface. The level of shielding though studied through multi-fluid simulations of the terrestrial and lunar magnetospheres. It is shown that the level of shielding is dependent on magnetospheric conditions and to a lesser extent on interactions of the lunar magnetic anomalies with the magnetic fields of the terrestrial magnetosphere. The differences in shielding capabilities are demonstrated by examining the magnetosphere and its interaction with the Moon during periods of northward and southward interplanetary magnetic field.

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