Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Aerospace Engineering Design General Engineering, Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Visuals |
| Media Type: |
Video |
| Author(s): |
Jerry Bonnell Robert Nemiroff |
| Description: | Image for the Astronomy Picture of the Day website. "Explanation: Why is the Moon dusty? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and sand. On the Moon, the long history of micrometeorite bombardment has blasted away at the rocky surface creating a layer of powdery lunar soil or regolith. This lunar regolith could be a scientific and industrial bonanza. But 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 lunar 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"." |
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| Keywords: | duct tape prototyping creativity lunar exploration space exploration Apollo 17 |
| Is Component of: |
Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process |
| Use of Resource: |
I love to show my freshman design classes of creative uses of duct tape. Did you know you can get duct tape in almost any color you want? Great for prototyping, although this image shows other uses for emergency repairs. |
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Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Publication Date: | July 2009 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040417.html |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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