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Regolith

Regolith (/ˈrɛɡəlɪθ/) is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, broken rocks, and other related materials and is present on Earth, the Moon, Mars, some asteroids, and other terrestrial planets and moons.

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Etymology

Earth

Moon

Mars

Asteroids

Titan

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Regolith

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples70
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
Components1

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Regolith

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related to Asteroids · 18
Regolith → Asteroids, Bennu, Bennu's, DART, Dimorphos, Double Asteroid Redirection Test, Earth, Hayabusa, Itokawa, Lutetia, NASA's OSIRIS-REx, NEAR Shoemaker, On Eros, Rosetta, Ryugu, Samples, Spacecraft, Subsequent
related to Titan · 12
Regolith → Earth, However, Huygens, Loose, Saturn's, Scientists, Subsequent, The, The Huygens, Thus, Titan, Titan's
see also · 12
Regolith → Astronautical, Chemically, Earth, Flared, Granular, Hypothetical, Martian, Material, Recreation, Rock-wall, Sediment, Weathered
related to External links · 10
Regolith → Cooperative Research Centre, Editor, Eggleton, Environments, Landscape, Landscapes, Mineral ExplorationThe Regolith Glossary, Richard, Soils, Surficial Geology
related to Etymology · 5
Regolith → George, Greek, Merrill, The, The American
related to Mars · 5
Regolith → In, It, Mars, Martian, The
related to Moon · 3
Regolith → Earth, The, This
is a · 2
Regolith → region of blocky and fractured bedrock created by larger impacts, zone through which aquifers are recharged and through which aquifer discharge occurs
related to Earth · 1
Regolith → Earth's

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dust surface mars material lunar earth soil moon water rock ice loose deposits rocks organic sand also weathering erosion mineral

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Regolithis azone through which aquifers are recharged and through which aquifer discharge occurs0.90text
Regolithis aregion of blocky and fractured bedrock created by larger impacts0.90text
space weatheringinstance ofSamples returned from Itokawa by the Hayabusa mission provided the first direct asteroid regolith grains for laboratory study and revealed evidence of processes0.80text
solar-wind implantation.Subsequent missions greatly expanded understanding of asteroid regolithinstance ofSamples returned from Itokawa by the Hayabusa mission provided the first direct asteroid regolith grains for laboratory study and revealed evidence of processes0.80text
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsAsteroids0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsSpacecraft0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsOn Eros0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsNEAR Shoemaker0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsSamples0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsItokawa0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsHayabusa0.60section
Regolithrelated to AsteroidsSubsequent0.60section

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