Astronauts' Arch-Enemy: Dust

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For astronauts, dust is no joke. On the moon and Mars, dust isn’t at all like the stuff under your bed. It can be poisonous, corrosive, even made of razor-sharp glass. So future astronauts are going to need more than a dust buster to get their jobs done. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/SciShow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-mystery-of-moon-dust http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924191552.htm http://www.space.com/23694-moon-dust-mystery-apollo-data.html http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/30jan_smellofmoondust/ http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23505-toxic-mars-dust-could-hamper-planned-human-missions.html#.VPVEyVPF9Hg http://www.space.com/1732-martian-dust-major-risk-manned-mission.html http://www.wired.com/2014/03/mars-dust-chamber/ http://www.airspacemag.com/space/stronger-than-dirt-8944228/?no-ist http://archive.wired.com/science/space/news/2005/04/67110 http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/nasas-plan-deal-pesky-moon-dust

Published 2015-03-17 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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