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US astronauts found that static charge made the regolith stick to everything that came near it. Basically anything that moved across the surface got quickly coa
by snowwrestler 6y ago
US astronauts found that static charge made the regolith stick to everything that came near it. Basically anything that moved across the surface got quickly coated. And because there is no weathering on the moon, the particles could be extremely small and sharp, which made it difficult to exclude or expel them. Apollo suits at the Smithsonian are still gray with embedded regolith. Conservators try to minimize flexing as the embedded sharp particles chew up the fabric fibers over time.
- IronRanger 6y agoMoon dust is basically like asbestos: https://www.businessinsider.com/moon-dust-is-toxic-2012-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/moon-dust-is-toxic-2012-7
- ben_w 6y agoIf it’s electrostatic (rather than, say, van der Waals forces), could it not be dealt with by big sheets of metal and a high voltage supply? (I’m not a materials scientist, this is a question not a suggestion)