Lunar dust: The Hazard and Astronaut Exposure Risks

Earth, Moon and Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-125

  Cain, John R ^a  

^a GeoFind Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astronautical hygiene; Chemical reactivity; Exposure; Lunar dust; Micrometeorites; Respiratory disease; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DUST; IMPACT; LUNAR SOIL; MICROMETEORITE; MOON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGOLITH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 79952451167     PISSN: 01679295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11038-010-9365-0     Document Type: Article

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