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Moon dust is sharp, abrasive, and electrostatically charged, causing it to stick to surfaces.
Adam Becker · Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker · 20 Aug 2026
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“the dirt on the moon is actually,”
“it's something that became such a big problem that every Apollo mission was basically at its operational limits just because of the dust,”
“because moon dust is really sharp, abrasive, and electrostatically charged, so it just sticks to everything.”1:07:29Report a misattribution
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