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The spacecraft and various internal structures provided complicated levels of shielding against the deep space radiation environment.
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The Curiosity rover, with RAD mounted to its top deck, was folded inside the MSL spacecraft on its trip to Mars, sitting immediately beneath the descent module and above the heat shield. The spacecraft and various internal structures provided complicated
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