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moon dust

American

[moon duhst] / ˈmun ˌdʌst /

Or moondust

noun

the dry, powdery soil of the moon.

Etymology

Origin of moon dust

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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One tool will measure how the landing disturbs and sends up plumes of moon dust.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

Human beings first disturbed moon dust on Sept. 13, 1959, when the USSR's unmanned spacecraft Luna 2 alighted on the lunar surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

Measuring individual uranium and lead atoms found in crystallized moon dust particles, a team of researchers estimated Monday that the moon is actually 4.46 billion years old.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

The 7-foot lander is carrying a mini lunar rover for the United Arab Emirates and a toylike robot from Japan designed to roll around in the moon dust.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

But a long time ago the glass ceiling over the terrarium had cracked, and so everything was dead, and there was moon dust all over everything out there.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

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