Regolith (/ˈrɛɡ. əˌlɪθ/) 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.
Likening the flooding lavas to the seas of Earth, astronomers call the vast plains of basalt mare (singular) or maria (plural) on the Moon. We have samples of the rock and dust that cover the surface of the Moon. Apollo astronauts with the American space program collected and returned 381.69 kg of samples.
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Answer:
lunar regolith or regolith
Explanation:
Regolith (/ˈrɛɡ. əˌlɪθ/) 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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Maria or mare :)
Explanation:
Likening the flooding lavas to the seas of Earth, astronomers call the vast plains of basalt mare (singular) or maria (plural) on the Moon. We have samples of the rock and dust that cover the surface of the Moon. Apollo astronauts with the American space program collected and returned 381.69 kg of samples.