Ballparking the numbers with free simulations
What about beyond the belts? Isn’t the Moon itself bombarded with cosmic rays and solar radiation, not to mention micrometeorites?
Yes - space itself is a very hostile environment for life. The analysis in the post only examines the proton radiation trapped in the belts.
Nice summary. Its crazy that with the tools available at the time the estimate of R/hr was not offby an order of magnitude.
How many belts is there, exactly.
Usually 2, sometimes 3:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/third-van-allen-radiation-belt-makes-appearance-around-earth/
What about beyond the belts? Isn’t the Moon itself bombarded with cosmic rays and solar radiation, not to mention micrometeorites?
Yes - space itself is a very hostile environment for life. The analysis in the post only examines the proton radiation trapped in the belts.
Nice summary. Its crazy that with the tools available at the time the estimate of R/hr was not offby an order of magnitude.
How many belts is there, exactly.
Usually 2, sometimes 3:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/third-van-allen-radiation-belt-makes-appearance-around-earth/