Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
Explanation:
Why is the Moon dusty [ http://cass.jsc.nas…A11_Experiments_LDD. html ]? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and sand. On the Moon, the long history of micrometeorite [ http://www.hawastso…] bombardment has blasted away at the rocky surface [ http://www-curator.…] creating a layer of powdery lunar soil or regolith [ http://elvis.neep.w…]. This lunar regolith could be a scientific [ http://elvis.neep.w…] and industrial [ http://elvis.neep.w…] bonanza. But for the Apollo astronauts and their equipment [ http://cass.jsc.nas…], the pervasive, fine, gritty dust was definitely a problem. On the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] in December 1972, Apollo 17 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan needed to repair one of their lunar rover's fenders in an effort [ http://www.hq.nasa.…a17/a17.eva2prep.htm l ] to keep the "rooster tails" of dust away from themselves and their gear. This picture reveals [ http://images.jsc.n…] the wheel and fender of their dust covered rover along with the ingenious application of spare maps, clamps, and a grey strip of "duct tape".
Credit and Copyright:
Apollo 17 [ http://www.ksc.nasa…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
keyword:
dust
keyword:
moon
keyword:
lunar surface
keyword:
duct tape
facet_who:
Harrison Schmitt
facet_when:
December 1972
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_when_year:
1972
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap990501

Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
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