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Title Dust in the atmosphere of Mars and its impact on human exploration / edited by Joel S. Levine, Daniel Winterhalter and Russell L. Kerschmann
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 293 pages)
Contents Intro; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Contributors
Summary A major surprise of the Apollo Moon missions was the deleterious impact of lunar dust on the astronauts, their spacesuits and other equipment, and even inside the Command/Service Module during their return to Earth. Lunar dust permeated everything and impacted mechanical systems. The dust on the Moon's surface was disturbed and became airborne by the routine actions of the astronauts as they walked and performed their exploration of the lunar surface. Over the last decade, as NASA's plans for the human exploration of Mars have developed and matured, a major concern has been the possible negati
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Subject Solar system: the Sun & planets.
Atmospheric physics.
Space science.
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
Planets -- Atmospheres
SUBJECT Mars (Planet) -- Atmosphere. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85081549
Subject Mars (Planet)
Form Electronic book
Author Levine, Joel S., editor
ISBN 9781527519152
1527519155