MadSci Network: Physics
Query:

Subject: Do plastics in spacecraft or spacesuits show tracks from high energy events

Date: Tue Apr 15 20:09:07 2008
Posted by John
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Bellingham High School
City: Bellingham State/Province: WA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1208315347.Ph
Message:

I believe that I have seen photos of tracks in plastics that have been involved 
in space travel.  More specifically, these tracks seemed to be like a melt 
trajectory left by a high energy collision, of either micrometeoritic material, 
or more likely, high energy particles, such as cosmic rays.  Thank you in 
advance for any help you can give.


Re: Do plastics in spacecraft or spacesuits show tracks from high energy events

Current Queue | Current Queue for Physics | Physics archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Physics.



MadSci Home | Information | Search | Random Knowledge Generator | MadSci Archives | Mad Library | MAD Labs | MAD FAQs | Ask a ? | Join Us! | Help Support MadSci


MadSci Network, webadmin@madsci.org
© 1995-2006. All rights reserved.