Posted on May 29, 2021

APOD: 2021 May 29 - Lunar Dust and Duct Tape

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Lunar Dust and Duct Tape." It appears I'm not the only one that grew up knowing that duct tape and/or baling wire could fix most anything. Are rooster tails of lunar dust being kicked up and fouling your gear as you drive around? Extend the fender and...voila! Problem solved! This picture is from Apollo 17 in December 1972. Got any good duct tape stories of your own to share? The APOD comment bar is open.

APOD: 2021 May 29 - Lunar Dust and Duct Tape

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Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Live 1982)

Live performance of "Dust in the Wind" performed by Kansas in Omaha, NE in July 1982. This song is from their "Point of Know Return" album.

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, May 29, 2021 entitled "Lunar Dust and Duct Tape."

Image: Lunar Dust and Duct Tape - Image Credit - Apollo 17, NASA

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes comes to mind. We are dust in the wind of God

APOD Background
"Explanation: Why is the Moon so dusty? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and sand. On the Moon, the history of constant micrometeorite bombardment has blasted away at the rocky surface creating a layer of powdery lunar soil or regolith. For the Apollo astronauts and their equipment, the pervasive, fine, gritty dust was definitely a problem. On the lunar surface in December 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan needed to repair one of their rover's fenders in an effort to keep the rooster tails of dust away from themselves and their gear. This picture reveals the wheel and fender of their dust covered rover along with the ingenious application of spare maps, clamps, and a grey strip of "duct tape".

Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Live 1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwr1gBErHSg

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