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Perseverance Rover Tests Spacesuit Fabric Against Martian Dust, Finds Gentler but Finer Threat
Planners of future Mars missions have strong reasons to account for dust. On the Apollo missions, which were far shorter than any potential Mars visit, lunar dust scratched visors and degraded spacesuits. When astronauts returned to the lunar module, particles clinging to their suits contaminated the cabin air and entered their lungs, causing hay fever…