I especially enjoyed reading about the Lunar Rover Vehicle from Mission Apollo 15. I was amazed it carried the weight of 2 astronauts, lunar samples and equipment. This vehicle has great features that can be optimized. (see my design).
I decided to focus on the idea of how to combat lunar dust. I understand that lunar dust is sharp and clingy. It is negatively charged because of solar radiation. My idea is to create a negatively charged environment around my rover to repel the negative charge of lunar dust. My rover would be covered with solar panels. I would create a function that would leak electrons from the N-junction of the solar cell upon sensing of lunar dust. This leak would create the negatively charged environment needed. I think we could also replenish the intermittent loss of electrons with the silicon dioxide that is already abundant in the moon dust.
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