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regolith
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regolith

Surface layer of loose material that covers most bedrock. It consists of eroded rocky material, volcanic ash, river alluvium, vegetable matter, or a mixture of these known as soil.



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They then wouldn't have to contend with lunar dust, which tends to seep into and degrade optical instruments.
Ticket to ride? Astrophysicists mull a return to the moon by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Because the moon has no atmosphere and little internal heat, the fine lunar dust has recorded the time line of geologic events--events continually erased from the dynamic surface of the Earth.
Should astronauts return to the moon? That's what President Bush has ... by Zubrin, Robert / New York Times Upfront
I dreaded the possibility of the American flag collapsing into the lunar dust in front of the television camera.
The rumor mill: conspiracies are real. But for every real conspiracy ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
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