moon dust

American  

[moon duhst] / ˈmun ˌdʌst /

Or moondust

noun

1. the dry, powdery soil of the moon.

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Etymology

Origin of moon dust

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Wild chimpanzees were filmed using plants as medicine, while Moon dust described by scientists as rarer than gold arrived in the UK for study.

From BBC

For instance, astronomers have proposed strategies that would be deployed in space and partially block the Earth from the sun, such as launching a giant, tethered shield shade between them, or periodically blasting moon dust into space.

From Salon

While some especially accurate models of Moon dust had previously been developed, these are so detailed that they require a lot of computational time, making them too slow to control a robot smoothly.

From Science Daily

A new computer model mimics Moon dust so well that it could lead to smoother and safer Lunar robot teleoperations.

From Science Daily

Working with their industry partner, Thales Alenia Space in the UK, who has specific interest in creating working robotic systems for space applications, the team investigated a virtual version of regolith, another name for Moon dust.

From Science Daily