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We Still Don't Know How to Deal With Moon Dust

By Nathaniel Scharping

Mar 2, 2018 4:36 PMMay 21, 2019 5:51 PM

Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during Apollo 15. (Credit: NASA)

Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during Apollo 15. (Credit: NASA)

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