Moon Dust - 2
nExpected to find some on moon because of fewer disturbances (no erosion)
nTrip to moon in
July 1969
nDepth of
cosmic dust feared by astronauts
nNo erosion, no
life
nMoon assumed
to be 4.58B years old
nDust could be
up to 50 to 180 feet deep
nNeil
Armstrong’s greatest fear - sink into dust on moon
nIn actuality,
he could not pound American flag into moon rock
nOnly a few
thousand years of dust on the moon
n$1B extra
spent on lunar lander because of dust theory
nPowerful testimony to fact that earth is very
young