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This issue was discussed in the Physics Today article.

et — 11/19/2006 1:28:03 AM (archived)

The proponent article cited the retro-reflectors that have been on the moon for over 30 years now. They have been unaffected by the LM lift-off and these "terminator storms" as the reflectivity has not diminished since placement.

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OK! TIt's timne to end this cosmic bogeyman BS about the hazards of lunar dust. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/18/2006 6:49:05 PM
- Agreed! It's time to end this cosmic bogeyman BS about the hazards of lunar dust. - Ken Murphy - 11/19/2006 6:30:07 PM
  - re: Naming games to solve engineering problems?... - Chris Vancil - 11/19/2006 11:53:21 PM
    - Please clarify... - Ken Murphy - 11/22/2006 10:07:59 PM
      - re: Sure... - Chris Vancil - 11/25/2006 3:17:16 AM
        
        I guess you'll just have to forgive Ken his ignorance of the topic, Chris (n/t) - E.P. - 11/25/2006 8:05:08 PM
        
        re:I think you're confused I doubt Ken is ignorant just focused in a totally positive direction toward lunar exploitation. It's a bit like Lunar CAPS and you. - Chris Vancil - 11/26/2006 6:31:24 AM
    - it looks like it would make great fire-brick (n/t) - Scott Evil - 11/20/2006 10:59:12 PM
    - Well it's partially magnetic, so there's one solution - SDF - 11/20/2006 2:20:39 PM
    - Naming games: here's a few from the Mars Society. - E.P. - 11/20/2006 1:27:37 AM
      - re: You know Ed, when someone start name calling and try to change the subject they usually have lost the argument. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 11/22/2006 1:43:43 AM
- re: Not sure where you are coming from. Dust on the Moon is an engineering problem yet to be solved. - Chris Vancil - 11/18/2006 11:23:46 PM
  - This issue was discussed in the Physics Today article. - et - 11/19/2006 1:28:03 AM
    - re: Are you trying to claim micrometeorites and cosmic rays do not hit the surface of the Moon? - Chris Vancil - 11/19/2006 7:07:33 AM
      - Uh, yeah Chris. I'm gonna do that.... - et - 11/19/2006 7:30:35 PM
        
        re: Uh, yeah Chris. I'm gonna do that.... - Chris Vancil - 11/20/2006 4:33:17 AM
        
        re: Uh, yeah Chris. I'm gonna do that.... - gbaikie - 11/20/2006 9:46:24 PM
        
        re: Uh, yeah Chris. I'm gonna do that.... - Chris Vancil - 11/20/2006 10:28:30 PM
        
        re: Uh, yeah Chris. I'm gonna do that.... - gbaikie - 11/20/2006 11:33:02 PM
        
        re: Uh, yeah Chris. I'm gonna do that.... - Chris Vancil - 11/21/2006 1:18:44 AM
        
        Can you document that the reflectors have degraded? - et - 11/20/2006 7:23:02 PM
        
        re: Can you document that the reflectors have degraded? - Chris Vancil - 11/20/2006 10:13:00 PM
    - OK, you have a point there - R.L. - 11/19/2006 3:44:53 AM
      - Three. Thermal cycling and radiation belts. Also,no gyros needed. - et - 11/20/2006 9:42:28 PM
        
        Again, no attitude.... - R.L. - 11/21/2006 3:49:01 AM
        
        BTW, lets play a game sometime.... - et - 11/21/2006 4:20:59 AM
        
        I cited the times to illustrate the periodicity of the thermal cycle. - et - 11/21/2006 4:19:06 AM
        
        re: Three. Thermal cycling and radiation belts. Also,no gyros needed. - gbaikie - 11/20/2006 11:28:28 PM
        
        re: One: gyros needed. - Chris Vancil - 11/20/2006 10:59:57 PM
        
        Not that you don't have valid points Chris.... - et - 11/21/2006 4:24:17 AM
        
        re: Really? - Chris Vancil - 11/21/2006 8:52:08 AM
        
        Dudes, chill.... - R.L. - 11/22/2006 6:58:45 AM
        
        re: You're kidding, right? - Chris Vancil - 11/22/2006 10:13:52 AM
        
        Yes. (n/t) - et - 11/21/2006 8:41:18 PM
        
        Quite simply.... - R.L. - 11/21/2006 3:52:51 AM
        
        re: One: gyros needed. - gbaikie - 11/21/2006 12:42:49 AM
      - Still here, eh? (n/t) - Bowser - 11/19/2006 8:05:12 PM
      - Well, looked at another way... - Ken Murphy - 11/19/2006 6:56:50 PM
        
        and looked at another way... - E.P. - 11/20/2006 1:14:58 AM
        
        2002 paper on electrostatic modeling of the lunar regolith - ljk - 11/22/2006 5:04:50 AM

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