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    8 months ago

    Burned or unburned? They are two distinct smells.

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      8 months ago

      Burned, according to the astronauts. I don’t know if the exact mechanism has been published anywhere, but since spent gunpowder has been oxidized I imagine that’s what’s going on with the dust as well.