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Measuring Moon's Nano Dust Is No Small Matter


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Measuring Moon’s Nano Dust Is No Small Matter
Colorized screenshots of the exact shapes of moon dust collected during the Apollo 11 mission. NIST researchers and collaborators developed a method of measuring these nanoscale particles as a prelude to studying their light-scattering properties.
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E. Garboczi/NIST and A. Sharits/AFRL
Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter or redder, for example, due to its phases, its position in the solar system or smoke in Earth’s atmosphere. (It is not made of green cheese, however.)
Another factor in its appearance is the size and shape of moon dust particles, the small rock grains that cover the moon’s surface. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are now measuring tinier moon dust particles than ever before, a step toward more precisely explaining the Moon’s apparent color and brightne ....

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Measuring the Moon's nano dust is no small matter


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IMAGE: Colorized screenshots of the exact shapes of moon dust collected during the Apollo 11 mission. NIST researchers and collaborators developed a method of measuring these nanoscale particles as a prelude.
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Credit: Credit: E. Garboczi/NIST and A. Sharits/AFRL
Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter or redder, for example, due to its phases, its position in the solar system or smoke in Earth s atmosphere. (It is not made of green cheese, however.)
Another factor in its appearance is the size and shape of moon dust particles, the small rock grains that cover the moon s surface. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are now measuring tinier moon dust particles than ever before, a step toward more precisely explaining the Moon s apparent color and brightness. This in turn might help improve tracking of weather patterns and other phenome ....

Jay Goguen , Ed Garboczi , University Of Missouri , National Institute Of Standards , Research Laboratory , Space Science Institute , Analysis Planning Team For Extraterrestrial Materials , National Institute , Air Force Research Laboratory , Analysis Planning Team , Extraterrestrial Materials , Optical Scattering Characteristics , Lunar Regolith Particles Measured , X Ray Nano Computed , Remote Sensing , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் மிச Ou ரி , தேசிய நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் தரநிலைகள் , ஆராய்ச்சி ஆய்வகம் , இடம் அறிவியல் நிறுவனம் , தேசிய நிறுவனம் , அேக படை ஆராய்ச்சி ஆய்வகம் , தொலைநிலை உணர்தல் ,