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> You can cover large areas with solar panels that will generate way more energy and won't get covered in dust. Once there are regular landings on the Moon, du
by SideburnsOfDoom 2y ago
> You can cover large areas with solar panels that will generate way more energy and won't get covered in dust.
Once there are regular landings on the Moon, dust management will be an issue, either at source on the landing pad, or where it lands, which will be just about everywhere on the moon.
https://www.space.com/4956-lunar-landers-sandblasted-moon.html https://www.space.com/4956-lunar-landers-sandblasted-moon.ht...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunar-dust-could-sandblast-astronauts-on-the-moon-studies-warn https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunar-dust-could-...
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-seeks-student-solutions-for-managing-moon-landing-dust-cloud/ https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-seeks-student-solutio...
- firesteelrain 2y agoIsn’t the moon dust sharp too? Barbed like?
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoYes. From the 2nd link: > moon dust is nasty stuff. The jagged material It has never been smoothed by wind and water erosion or reacted chemically with the same.