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This NASA site describes the atmosphere of dust on the moon produced by electrostatic forces. The site provides an explanation of the physics of this effect, along with diagrams that present the fountain model of dust movement.  A science fiction book that anticipated this effect in the 1950s is also cited.
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Electricity & Magnetism
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= Charge
= Induced Charge
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image credit: NASA; image source; larger image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from May 1, 2008 until May 16, 2008. View the feature here!


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Keywords:
dust, electric charge, fountain model, moon, moondust
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Metadata instance created April 25, 2008 by Ann Deml
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April 23, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), WWW Document, (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/30mar_moonfountains/).
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Moon Fountains (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/30mar_moonfountains/>.
APA Format
Moon Fountains. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2024, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/30mar_moonfountains/
Chicago Format
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Moon Fountains. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/30mar_moonfountains/ (accessed 25 April 2024).
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Moon Fountains. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/30mar_moonfountains/>.
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