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AtTheFirePit t1_ixckneb wrote

I read a while ago that one of the biggest obstacles of colonizing Mars is the dust storms and the static electricity they create. It was said that the dust would stick to and get into everything, reducing vision and mobility for anyone outside and damage equipment.

Is that actually a concern and if so, what's the plan to mitigate it?

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ATPSpaceFood t1_ixdk0bb wrote

I’m going to be completely honest and say that I’m not sure how NASA is tackling this or how much of an issue it is for their systems. However, this is something that they don’t want us to design for. I expect that if it is an issue, they’ll be attempting to deal with it at the habitat level. Our solution would fit within individual rooms in the habitat, so they'd never be directly exposed to and operating outside the habitat.

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