Sometimes it's AS STRANGE AS fiction.

[athelind]

Electrostatic Fountains of Dust on the Moon -- predicted almost point-for-point by SF writer Hal Clement.

Isn't that a lovely, lyrical concept? "Fountains of dust on the moon."

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[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

Oh darling, remember our aniversary trip to Luna Colony, when you kissed me beside the famous dust fountains?

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

Interesting! Mercury probably has the same phenomenon occurring, only more-so since it has much more sunlight. Found this with Google:

http://occult.mit.edu/publications/Sickafoose2001JGR106.8343.pdf

And it occurs to some extent on Mars too, it seems.