Australian scientist makes new Apollo science findings

[tblaxland]

[FONT=geneva,arial,verdana][SIZE=+1][/SIZE][/FONT]Discovered After 40 Years: Moon Dust Hazard Influenced by Sun's Elevation:
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=28005

Four decades later, a new study reveals that forces compelling lunar dust to cling to surfaces -- ruining scientific experiments and endangering astronauts' health -- change during the lunar day with the elevation of the Sun.

What were this guys parent's thinking: Brian O'Brien :blink:

 

[Andy44]

That's a good read. In addition to the main story I'm glad this guy kept those tapes, since NASA seems to forget that billion-dollar data needs to be preserved (knuckleheads).

Somewhere a few years back I read that the lunar surface experiences "weather" in the form of very mild dust kick-up as the sun terminator passes by, something to do with an electrostatic effect of some sort.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

'Makes sense. The Moon has no atmosphere to speak of and is somewhat less protected by Earth's magnetosphere. A good blast of unfiltered protons traveling a significant fraction of light speed'll charge anyone's atoms!