Spacesuit swatches on NASA's Perseverance rover showed little visible wear after 1,645 Martian days on the surface.
Perseverance carries small swatches of spacesuit material, though the rover itself doesn't need a suit. After 1,645 Martian days on the surface, the swatches showed little visible wear. Their condition suggests Mars dust is less abrasive than lunar dust.
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@physorg_comMars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust: spacesuit swatches showed little visible wear after 1,645 Martian days on the surface. @wustl @PNASNews https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-abrasive-lunar-spacesuit-samples.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2
@disclosetvNEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.
@TheBull1123NEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.@physorg_comMars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust: spacesuit swatches showed little visible wear after 1,645 Martian days on the surface. @wustl @PNASNews https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-abrasive-lunar-spacesuit-samples.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2@disclosetvNEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.@TheBull1123NEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.@physorg_comMars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust: spacesuit swatches showed little visible wear after 1,645 Martian days on the surface. @wustl @PNASNews https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-abrasive-lunar-spacesuit-samples.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2@disclosetvNEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.@TheBull1123NEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.@physorg_comMars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust: spacesuit swatches showed little visible wear after 1,645 Martian days on the surface. @wustl @PNASNews https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-abrasive-lunar-spacesuit-samples.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2@disclosetvNEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.@TheBull1123NEW - NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, finds that Martian dust is smaller and more dangerous than previously thought, with the ultrafine particles able to stick to spacesuit materials, be carried into living areas, and bypass the human blood-brain barrier.#11
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