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If white makes it easier to remove dust, then why are the parts that are most likely to get covered in dust gray? Also, the backpack look a bit bulky.
by almostnormal 2y ago
If white makes it easier to remove dust, then why are the parts that are most likely to get covered in dust gray?
Also, the backpack look a bit bulky.
- ceejayoz 2y ago> If white makes it easier to remove dust, then why are the parts that are most likely to get covered in dust gray? Those look like knee/elbow pads. Probably a tougher material. > Also, the backpack look a bit bulky. Quite a bit smaller than the ones Apollo used, from the looks of it.
- mmooss 2y ago> Those look like knee/elbow pads. Probably a tougher material. But why grey? Color doesn't make them tougher.
- gary_0 2y ago> Also, the backpack look a bit bulky. Given that it's noticeably smaller than earlier spacesuits, and probably contains heavy-duty oxygen tanks, cooling and heating systems, a water supply, life-support monitoring, a honking big battery, communications systems, plus redundancies for safety... it's probably a huge accomplishment in miniaturization.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThe color doesn’t matter for dust removal with a good enough illumination and imaging system.
- yard2010 2y agoThat made me think - wouldn't green be the best color for it? As in green screen?
- somethingsright 2y agoAny color can be used for greenscreen, and blue is often used as second preference to green. I am guessing green is used as that is the least occurring color on a character's clothes or objects in the household.
- mmooss 2y agoPer the OP: "The white material also helps mitigate lunar dust by making it easier to see on the fabric."
- bastawhiz 2y ago> the backpack look a bit bulky. Thankfully it's much easier to lug on the moon or in microgravity.