> I wonder if the problem is as big as they are painting it. it's a known problem, has been publicised before: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/17/18663203/apo

> I wonder if the problem is as big as they are painting it. it's a known problem, has been publicised before: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/17/18663203/apollo-11-anniversary-moon-dust-landing-high-speed https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/17/18663203/apollo-11-annive... > It could ruin a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunardust2020/pdf/5040.pdf https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunardust2020/pdf/5040.pdf The ejecta travel so far that there is no 100% clear distance anywhere on the moon. Some will escape the moon entirely. > The paths of these particles travel all the way around the Moon with a significant fraction traveling higher than the Lunar Gateway orbit, as shown in Fig. 4. This ejecta sheet slowly evolves for days or weeks. https://www.thespaceresource.com/news/2019/2/the-importance-of-lunar-landing-ejecta-and-emissions https://www.thespaceresource.com/news/2019/2/the-importance-...