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Moon gets struck by meteorites all the time... dust kicked up by landings or man-made impacts isn't really a problem that warrants concern.
by Casteil 5y ago
Moon gets struck by meteorites all the time... dust kicked up by landings or man-made impacts isn't really a problem that warrants concern.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago> dust kicked up by landings or man-made impacts isn't really a problem that warrants concern In general no. With regards to other human people and hardware that might be on or near the moon when it's kicked up, it definitely is a concern. NASA once calculated, "when a rocket lands on the moon, or launches, how far can the kicked-up dust travel?". And got the answer "everywhere on the moon is in range. Some dust will also escape the moon." 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... > that could be bad news for any future habitats that NASA or other space agencies might want to build on the Moon > “It could ruin a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon if it just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time,” > will be sand-sized stuff blown completely off the Moon into orbit around the Sun.
- smegsicle 5y agomaybe the issue is takeoffs more than landings