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Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 04-19-2004, 01:40 PM:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040417.html

Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 04-19-2004, 04:20 PM:

From the link above:

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Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
Credit: Apollo 17, NASA

Explanation: Why is the Moon dusty? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and sand. On the Moon, the long history of micrometeorite bombardment has blasted away at the rocky surface creating a layer of powdery lunar soil or regolith. This lunar regolith could be a scientific and industrial bonanza. But for the Apollo astronauts and their equipment, the pervasive, fine, gritty dust was definitely a problem. On the lunar surface in December 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan needed to repair one of their lunar rover's fenders in an effort to keep the "rooster tails" of dust away from themselves and their gear. This picture reveals the wheel and fender of their dust covered rover along with the ingenious application of spare maps, clamps, and a grey strip of "duct tape".

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 04-19-2004, 04:42 PM:

AFAIK it was a report cover and not a map.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 04-19-2004, 05:15 PM:

Yea, I remember them ductaping the moon buggie back together LIVE on TV when I was in High School...... I bet that broken fender cost NASA a hundred thousand dollars to make......

Even better than that it actually saved the Apollo 13 astranauts lives allowing them to duct tape some makeshift ductwork onto the lithium hydroxide canisters in the LEM so they didn't suffocate. Again prooving that Ductape is indeed a life saver!

Mark

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 04-19-2004, 05:54 PM:

They used a manual cover for part of that too...

Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 04-20-2004, 09:52 AM:

So what they going to use now all the manuals are on line not printed on murdered trees [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 04-20-2004, 11:58 AM:

They're sending unmanned rovers now. See how well it works out?