The Lunar Dust Dilemma
Although not toxic, lunar dust can be quite annoying to human lungs, eyes and even your mechanical bots.
(MSNBC) [Apollo 17's Gene Cernan] said that “one of the most aggravating, restricting facets of lunar surface exploration is the dust and its adherence to everything no matter what kind … and its restrictive friction-like action to everything it gets on.” The astronaut added: “You have to live with it but you’re continually fighting the dust problem both outside and inside the spacecraft.”
Despite being uncomfortable, some scientists have come up with ways to resolve the dust problem such as melting the lunar soil so it will not irritate future colonists.
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