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All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder (2018)


When the Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive and nasty particles, but how toxic is it for humans?

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