By Brandon Hollingsworth, APR News
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Tuscaloosa, AL – Dusting around the house is a chore for sure. It's a hassle on Earth, so you can imagine the kind of task it would be on the Moon. While it may be amusing to contemplate, NASA isn't laughing.
In fact, figuring out how to deal with the problem of moon dust - or regolith (REH-guh-lith) -- is one of the space agency's priorities for getting humans back to the Moon by 2020.
As part of our series on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo Program, APR's Brandon Hollingsworth reports.
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
Alaskan Volcano Gives Residents a Taste of Life on the Moon (from Science@NASA) - Volcanic dust is a lot like Moon dust, as citizens of one Alaskan town discovered after a recent eruption.
Sixteen Tons of Moondust (from Science@NASA) - Features MSFC scientist Carole McLemore, heard in this story.
Why Is Moon Dust Sticky? (from The L.A. Times) -- A few reasons why lunar dust seems to get stuck everywhere, and why it's hard to remove.
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