Comments on: Lunar scopes https://habitablezone.com/2021/08/02/lunar-scopes/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:38:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2021/08/02/lunar-scopes/#comment-47013 RL Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:36:09 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=88538#comment-47013 Applying a charge will attract dust with the opposite charge and only repel dust with the same charge... They are working on a <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2010/08/26/121012/self-cleaning-solar-panels/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dynamic configuration of alternating charge</a> to 'wipe' surfaces electrostatically, but there will likely be many surfaces for which that isn't an option... Applying a charge will attract dust with the opposite charge and only repel dust with the same charge…
They are working on a dynamic configuration of alternating charge to ‘wipe’ surfaces electrostatically, but there will likely be many surfaces for which that isn’t an option…

]]> By: DanS https://habitablezone.com/2021/08/02/lunar-scopes/#comment-47011 DanS Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:59:14 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=88538#comment-47011 An opposing charge should keep the array clear of powdered, electrostatic regolith. Not having wind and water to assist in erosion, these fractile bits of meteoric debris and pounded bedrock are generally quite sharp, abrasive, and destructive in the unshielded operation of electronics and machinery. But we still do it. An opposing charge should keep the array clear of powdered, electrostatic regolith.

Not having wind and water to assist in erosion, these fractile bits of meteoric debris and pounded bedrock are generally quite sharp, abrasive, and destructive in the unshielded operation of electronics and machinery. But we still do it.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2021/08/02/lunar-scopes/#comment-46994 RobVG Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:07:11 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=88538#comment-46994 Learn something ever day. Thanks n/t Learn something ever day. Thanks n/t

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2021/08/02/lunar-scopes/#comment-46984 RL Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:03:04 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=88538#comment-46984 Electrostatic forces 'blow' dust around... <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/486013main_Stubbs.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">a considerable amount...</a> That will present a significant challenge to any work on the moon. Electrostatic forces ‘blow’ dust around… a considerable amount…

That will present a significant challenge to any work on the moon.

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