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To: BenLurkin

Moon dirt is mostly pulverized glass. You don’t want to breathe it and would be pretty hard to grow things in.


4 posted on 05/28/2015 4:06:59 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: cripplecreek
I remember an interview with Neil Armstrong where he said they had no idea just how soft or how deep moon dust would be.

One of the fears was that the lander would simply sink.

19 posted on 05/28/2015 6:24:10 PM PDT by boop (Hey, stoop, that's got gears. It ain't no Ford.)
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