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Re: Kicking up dust...

That's one of the most fascinating aspects of the moonwalks!
Not just that they moved at an odd speed with odd jumps (inspite of their spacesuits).
But with everyone of their steps, they kicked dust! And on a large number of shots, it's very clear.
What was striking, was the speed at which all the dust returned back to Moon ground (after a parabolic path up to their knees): it was much faster than on Earth (for the thinnest dust which hangs around here) and much slower for the larger grains, due to moon gravity. One true indication they actually got there.
Every step caused dust to spread in all directions, all around the foot.

Raoul

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