[Interview] Fighting Moon and Mars Dust with An Electric Shield

Dust is a big problem for Moon and Mars. It sticks to everything, breaks things, covers solar panels. So, how do you solve this problem? One possible solution is an electric shield that uses charged surfaces to repel the dust.

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🟣 Guest: Luca Scifonihttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luca-Scifoni

📜 Performance of electrodynamic dust shields with functional surface coatings for lunar dust mitigationhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/395286032_Performance_of_electrodynamic_dust_shields_with_functional_surface_coatings_for_lunar_dust_mitigation

00:00 Intro02:24 Lunar dust07:12 Mitigation strategies10:46 Electrostatic shield20:49 Not just the Moon26:07 Potential tests28:33 Current obsessions33:11 Final thoughts

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