Amira Shehata wrote Thursday, August 03, 2023 10:00 PM I was shocked solar storm Earth, the Moon and Mars simultaneously, the first time a volcanic eruption of the Sun has been measured on three planetary surfaces simultaneously, as an international fleet of spacecraft detected the explosion, finding that the particles were energetic enough to fly through Earth’s magnetic field that normally protects our planet from such events.
According to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, the solar storm hit the moon and Mars due to a lack of magnetic fields, which astronomers fear would be fatal for future human exploration.
Humans are considering returning to the moon and eventually to Mars within the following decades, and the study conducted by scientists from the University of Technology Sciences, Simam, stated: “We still face one major obstacle, which is “space radiation”, which is a great and inevitable danger to the health of crews. work, especially for long-term stays on future lunar or Mars stations.”
In particular, solar scattering particles (SEPs) from intense solar eruptions may boost radiation levels on the Moon or Mars to potentially dangerous values.
The solar storm was detected on October 28, 2021, but scientists released their findings today, and the event was captured by the European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, and the China Space Administration’s (CNSA) lunar probe and reconnaissance rover. The European Space Agency’s (LRO) lunar spacecraft (LRO) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the European Union’s Kropis spacecraft
The team reported that the event was an example of rare “ground-level enhancement”, which means that particles released in the explosion are energetic enough to pass through the magnetic bubble surrounding Earth and protect us from less energetic solar flares, and it remains the first time a solar storm has hit three planetary surfaces in the past. one time.
Since the Moon and Mars are not shielded in a “bubble” like Earth, particles from the sun can interact with soil to form secondary generation. However, Mars has a thin atmosphere that stops most low-energy solar particles and slows down high-energy particles.
