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Now I might be talking shit, but isn't there a problem with dust on the moon that means solar panels wouldn't work very well? Though I may be thinking of Mars. Or something else. Uranus?
There is no wind in the vacuum of space.
Vacuum... everywhere?
Dyson furiously trying to replicate this phenomenon for their next vacuum
Yeah it was Mars that I was thinking about, not the Moon.
Pro: nothing's ever gonna kick dust on your panels except space debris or ourselves.
Con: nothing's ever gonna wipe dust off our panels.
engages windshield wipers