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Extremely high energy radiation consisting of both particles and rays that originate in space and bombard the earth.<\/p>\n

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Ionizing radiation from the sun and other extraterrestrial sources. It has a short wavelength, high velocity, and an exceptional ability to penetrate tissue. It accounts for about one tenth of the yearly total of ionizing radiation exposure for each person. Colloquially, it is known as \u201ccosmic rays.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Extremely high energy radiation consisting of both particles and rays that originate in space and bombard the earth. Ionizing radiation from the sun and other extraterrestrial sources. It has a short wavelength, high velocity, and an exceptional ability to penetrate tissue. It accounts for about one tenth of the yearly total of ionizing radiation exposure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c"],"yoast_head":"\nCosmic radiation - Definition of Cosmic radiation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Extremely high energy radiation consisting of both particles and rays that originate in space and bombard the earth.Ionizing radiation from the sun and other extraterrestrial sources. 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