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Re:Mars becomes the 2nd planet that has more computers runni... by pantalaimon on Friday February 19, 2021 @04:00PM (#26197963)
The Helicopter is also not operated in space, so radiation might be less of an issue. It's intended only as a flight demo anyway.
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Re:Mars becomes the 2nd planet that has more computers runni... by yellowapple on Friday February 19, 2021 @11:48PM (#26201673)
The Martian atmosphere and magnetosphere are both substantially worse at blocking radiation than those of Earth, so I'd imagine radiation would, at best, only be marginally less of an issue than, say, in interplanetary space.
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Re:Mars becomes the 2nd planet that has more computers runni... by cacarr on Friday February 19, 2021 @11:48PM (#26201675)
If memory serves, the radiation environment of the Martian surface is not too much worse than LEO. If so, radiation would probably not be that much an issue.
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