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Toxic Moondust Bounces Like A Cannonball

Posted by Zonk on from the all-i-want-for-christmas dept.

Jotii writes "A new NASA article says that moondust fetched to Earth by Apollo 17 is now being studied. From the article: 'Zen-like, he studies the a single mote of dust suspended inside a basketball-sized vacuum chamber for as long as 10 to 12 days.' Moondust is apparently very static, and bounces like cannonballs. Another article from NASA emphasizes the dust's toxicity: 'In some ways, lunar dust resembles the silica dust on Earth that causes silicosis, a serious disease.'"

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  1. excellent! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    i propose we spin the moon upto 60,000 rpm and grind the middle east off the planet!!!

    how cool would that be to watch! (from space)