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Rooster tail of dust from LM

recall how the dust flew up like the wake of a power boat, then came straight back down again.

On the moon, there is effectively a vacuum, and all dust behaves ballistically.

There are exceptions, related to electrostatic effects, but they're pretty subtle...

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