Unique use of ESA spacecraft 'housekeeping' data reveals cosmic ray behaviour

Paris (ESA) Jun 29, 2021

Using data originally gathered for spacecraft 'housekeeping' aboard ESA's Rosetta and Mars Express missions, scientists have revealed how intense bursts of high-energy radiation, known as cosmic rays, behave at Mars and throughout the inner Solar System. Housekeeping data are gathered by most spacecraft and components, and is used by engineering teams to monitor spacecraft health and diagn