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WashU study helps Martian astronauts prepare for dust: Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest


Planetary science researcher Scott VanBommel from Washington University in St. Louis is the lead author of a new paper that examines how dust interacts with Mars rover Perseverance’s spacesuit swatches and other materials.

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