Regolith

Surface of asteroid 433 Eros

Regolith (/ˈrɛɡəlɪθ/)[1][2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "regolith". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "regolith". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
  3. ^ Clarke, Jonathon (2008). "Extraterrestrial regolith. In Scott, K and Pain, C.F. (Eds)". Regolith Science, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne: 377–407.