Re:Mars becomes the 2nd planet that has more computers runni...
by johnwalkr on Friday February 19, 2021 @11:06PM
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Actually it doesn’t work that way (solely based on mass). Radiation doesn’t just get stopped by lead, it generates secondary particles. Lead happens to be effective against x-rays, which is why we tend to think of “lead shielding” but it’s not effective against all types of radiation. So it would help but you couldn’t just call it a day, and other materials are more mass efficient.
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