Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 10, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2018 The toxic side of the Moon Quote When the Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive and nasty particles, but how toxic is it for humans? The “lunar hay fever”, as NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt described it during the Apollo 17 mission created symptoms in all 12 people who have stepped on the Moon. From sneezing to nasal congestion, in some cases it took days for the reactions to fade. Inside the spacecraft, the dust smelt like burnt gunpowder. The Moon missions left an unanswered question of lunar exploration – one that could affect humanity’s next steps in the Solar System: can lunar dust jeopardise human health? Read More: ESA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted July 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2018 An interesting engineering challenge. Learning how to deal with and ameliorate this sort of contamination will be necessary for EVAs on any other planet or celestial body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted July 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 11, 2018 This is because of the cheese part i asked about earlier, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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