•Temperature Range: Surface temperature ranges from 60 K to 230 K, with an average temperature of approximately 120K.
•Dust: Fine lunar dust, defined as particles smaller than 20 microns in size, is present in the entire area. This dust is very abrasive to equipment and electrostatically charged; it can travel long distances when disturbed.
•Reduced Gravity: Gravity on the Moon is ~1/6 that of Earth’s gravity.
•Vacuum: A hard vacuum is present at the lunar surface.