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Lunar 'Lawnmower' Devised for Moon Colonists
moon_unit_alpha writes "Future Moon residents may have to mow the lunar lawn. New Scientist Space reports that a planetary geologist has come up with a way to prevent Moon dust from sticking to space suits, getting into seals and damaging electronic and mechanical equipment - the lunar lawnmower. The mower could be hauled behind a lunar rover, generating microwaves that cause iron particles in the dust to clump together."
But that would be harming the Moon's environment! What's the emote for rolling eyes?
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Maybe I've read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" too many times, but why would people be spending time on the surface if they did not need too? Wouldn't it make more sense to be spending more time below the surface?
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
The dust doesn't give a f**k.
This actually kills no species. There aren't any.
Do you drive a car, mow your lawn, or use an electric or gas oven? Survival, at the least, is the most important factor.
Have you seen the moon? It has been blasted by meteors thousands or millions or billions or trillions of times. Does a metoer have more rights than we? Do you think that moving a bit of dust around compares with those black blasted craters?
Hell , I say terraform the moon, terraform Mars and Venus and terraform any damn gravity hole you like.
A Good Troll is better than a Bad Human.
so maintenance can easily be performed upon it? I don't know about you, but I'm annoyed enough working on my car outdoors on this planet, when I'd much rather work on it in a garage where I can control lighting, temperature, and cleanliness of the workspace better than I can exposed...
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
Did I miss something? I have a hard time believing that the microwave generators they're proposing are any more harmful than the unmitigated cosmic radiation hitting the surface every second.
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