For here am I sitting in my tin can. (IMAGE)

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)

For here am I sitting in my tin can.

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Effect of harmful radiation on an astronaut protected by 10 gram per square centimeter aluminum shielding. The picture on the left illustrates 100 protons hitting the spacecraft with energies of 100 megaelectronvolts. On the right, there are only 10 protons coming in, but with 10 times more energy. The blue lines indicate primary protons, with the resulting secondary particles shown in red (neutrons), yellow (gamma rays), and cyan (electrons). The green dots indicate particle-matter interactions.

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Credit: Dr. Mikhail Dobynde/Skoltech

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