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Digging the Dirt - NASA Marshall Simulant Testing

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/digging-the-dirt-nasa-benefits-from-lunar-surface-simulant-testing/
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Highlights the abrasive morphology of lunar regolith and compares wear rates on candidate alloys; quotes that dust can erode metals up to ten times faster than equivalent Earth abrasives - critical for lifetime calculations.

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