# Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest

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- Published: 2026-11-01T20:00:01+00:00
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Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn't need a spacesuit, but the swatches—each less than a square inch (6.5 square centimeters) in size—serve an important purpose: They're helping scientists assess the potential damage caused by ubiquitous Martian dust.

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