[aruanan]

On the subject of the interesting Thomas Gold, I recall reading of his early concerns that the lunar surface might consist of electrostatically charged dust lcking sufficient strength to support the landings of spacecraft. It was his only hypothesis to have later been conclusively disproven.

See this link for a recent article on Gold's idea about lunar and asteroid dust. His idea was that the dust accumulated and spread out in the craters by electrostatic charges, not by sifting down from space like snow and piling up.

[Dukie]

Good article aruanan. I am under the impression that Gold, though very highly accomplished, does not hold the standard credential of academia, the PhD. Could ths be why he has often been tagged with the adjective "contoversial" ?