Lunar dust (LD), the component of lunar regolith with particle sizes less than 20 μm, covers
the surface of the Moon. Due to its fineness, jagged edges, and electrostatic charge, LD …

We explore the limits of in situ resource utilization (ISRU) on the Moon to maximize living off
the land by building lunar bases from in situ material. We adopt the philosophy of …

Understanding the deposition of lunar dust (LD) particles in the human respiratory system is
of great significance for protecting astronauts' health from the toxicity of lunar dust. A Euler …

Additive manufacturing and its related techniques have frequently been put forward as a
promising candidate for planetary in-situ manufacturing, from building life-sustaining …

The formation, composition and physical properties of lunar dust are incompletely
characterised with regard to human health. While the physical and chemical determinants of …

Understanding the formation and evolution of the soil and dust of the Moon addresses the
fundamental question of the interactions of space with the surface of an airless body. The …

The lunar dust problem was first formulated in 1969 with NASA's first successful mission to
land a human being on the surface of the Moon. Subsequent Apollo missions failed to keep …

We separated the respirable dust and other size fractions from Apollo 14 bulk sample
14003, 96 in a dry nitrogen environment. While our toxicology team performed in vivo and in …

Mineral analogs to silicate phases common to planetary regolith, including olivine; the
pyroxenes augite and diopside; the plagioclase feldspars labradorite, bytownite, and albite; …

The chemical reactivity of lunar dust is an important topic of inquiry, of fundamental scientific
value and of practical relevance to human exploration of the Moon. Lunar specimens …