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."

Comments

Wait for the inevitable

[SlashAmpersand]

I'm waiting for somebody to somehow work this into a "welcome our overlords" comment.

irradiation

[havatchu]

The moon has NO atmosphere to speak of. It is constantly bombarded by forces more destructive than microwaves for God's sake. Know what your talking about before you start running your mouth. Just like a left winger....