Jan 31, 2006
10:31 AM
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The moon--a 4 billion year old desert

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From The Smell of Moondust, third installment [1] [2] of Science@NASA's Apollo Chronicles:

How do you sniff moondust?

Every Apollo astronaut did it. They couldn't touch their noses to the lunar surface. But, after every moonwalk (or "EVA"), they would tramp the stuff back inside the lander. Moondust was incredibly clingy, sticking to boots, gloves and other exposed surfaces. No matter how hard they tried to brush their suits before re-entering the cabin, some dust (and sometimes a lot of dust) made its way inside.

Once their helmets and gloves were off, the astronauts could feel, smell and even taste the moon.
Courtesy NASA

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