Moon wears dusty cloak
Old data from Apollo missions stir up debate about lunar dust
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DUST PILEUP Dust covering the lunar surface may stack up faster than scientists suspected. A new analysis of old data from the Apollo missions estimates that moon dust could form a layer 1 millimeter thick every 1000 years.
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