Space

To stay safe on Mars and the moon, we may need to measure dust

Spacecraft landing on dusty places like the moon and Mars tend to kick up dusty regolith that obscures the lenses of navigation cameras, reducing visibility and making the already difficult task of landing difficult. safely be heavier. A new instrument that accurately maps the amount of dust and debris in its vicinity may prove essential for spacecraft landings. month and Mars.

On the moon, dust particles are particularly dangerous for space crews. A 2005 NASA report on the effects of dust during the Apollo missions notes “one of the strange things about the Apollo experience was how disturbing the lunar dust was. It obscured their view of the landing, procedures closed, braded Extravehicular Mobility Suits (EMS), […] they have irritated their eyes and their lungs, and often cover everything with a strange assurance.”

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