Technology term
Regolith
The loose layer of dust, broken rock, and soil covering the solid bedrock of a planet, moon, or asteroid. On the Moon, regolith was formed by billions of years of meteorite impacts and can trap ice in permanently shadowed, extremely cold regions near the poles.
English
Regolith
Arabic
الريغوليث (Regolith)
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Scientists Say They Can "Listen" for Water Ice Buried Under the Moon
