Coated and Uncoated Dust Grains (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Coated and Uncoated Dust Grains

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A team of Goddard technologists are experimenting with coated pigments to solve one of NASA's thorniest challenges: how to keep the orb's irregularly shaped, razor-sharp dust grains from adhering to virtually everything they touch, including astronauts' spacesuits. The uncoated pigment on the left looks smooth, while the coated pigment includes distinct features.

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