Lunar dust coats the spacesuit of Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan after his final moonwalk in December 1972. The dust could be either friend or foe to future lunar explorers, so scientists are creating their own moondust in the laboratory to help test its effects on people and equipment. [NASA]
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