On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:49:24 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>Once their helmets and gloves were off, the astronauts could feel, smell
>and even taste the moon.
>

<snip>

>Astronauts took special "thermos" containers to the moon to hold the
>samples in vacuum. But the jagged edges of the dust unexpectedly cut the
>seals of the containers, allowing oxygen and water vapor to sneak in

Yep, that was probably great for their lungs.
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