Discovered after 40 years: Moon dust hazard influenced by Sun's elevation
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 14:56
in Astronomy & Space
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Apollo Moon Program struggled with a minuscule, yet formidable enemy: sticky lunar dust. Four decades later, a new study reveals that forces compelling lunar dust to cling to surfaces -- ruining scientific experiments and endangering astronauts' health -- change during the lunar day with the elevation of the sun.
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