Regolith (/ˈrɛɡəlɪθ/) is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, broken rocks, and...

In geology, bedrock is solid rock that lies under loose material (regolith) within the crust of Earth or another terrestrial planet. Bedrock is the solid...

Lunar soil is the fine fraction of lunar regolith found on the surface of the Moon and contributes to the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Lunar soil differs...

of life on Earth. Following the completion of the primary OSIRIS-REx (Regolith Explorer) mission, the spacecraft is planned to conduct a flyby of asteroid...

characterized by steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial regolith, and high drainage density. Ravines, gullies, buttes, hoodoos and other...

A lunar regolith simulant is a terrestrial material synthesized in order to approximate the chemical, mechanical, or engineering properties of, and the...

Martian soil is the fine regolith (a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock) found on the surface of...

Earth's surface where they would contribute directly to the global economy. Regolith (lunar soil) is the easiest product to obtain; it can provide radiation...

Martian regolith simulant (or Martian soil simulant) is a terrestrial material that is used to simulate the chemical and mechanical properties of Martian...

term mega-regolith is often used to describe the heavily fractured bedrock directly beneath the near-surface regolith layer. The regolith contains rocks...

hypothetical construction aggregate, similar to concrete, formed from lunar regolith, that would reduce the construction costs of building on the Moon. AstroCrete...

technology development. Those laboratories are the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Lab, the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Lab, the Applied...

impact that formed it penetrated, in order, regolith on the avalanche deposit, the avalanche deposit, regolith on a basalt flow, a basalt flow overlying...

generated from the sublimation of water ice in the regolith. These gases either return into the regolith because of the Moon's gravity or are lost to space...

environment. In engineering terms, soil is included in the broader concept of regolith, which also includes other loose material that lies above the bedrock,...

represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface. In lateritic regoliths – regoliths are the loose layer of rocks that rest on the bedrock – saprolite...

the ground, pyrotechnic lens cap removal and its impact on regolith, and action of the regolith drilling apparatus. The descent lasted about an hour (127...

Lunar Lander Prizes". NASA. Retrieved June 28, 2012. NASA-Regolith Excavation Challenge Regolith Excavation Challenge Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback...

Enhanced-color HiRISE image of Deimos (not to scale), showing its smooth blanket of regolith...

those in the maria. The terrae consist dominantly of mafic plutonic rocks. Regolith breccias with similar protoliths are also common. Mare basalts come in...

the father of pedology; A is the topsoil; B is a regolith; C is a saprolite, a less-weathered regolith; the bottom-most layer represents the bedrock....

greater on the Moon than on Earth, having been created in the upper layer of regolith by the solar wind over billions of years, though still lower in abundance...

Aldrin's bootprint; part of an experiment to test the properties of the lunar regolith...

penetrometer, designed to measure the forces required to penetrate the lunar regolith – the penetrating force being supplied by a minute explosive charge. The...

processes. Galileo observed evidence of recent downslope regolith movement. Ida's regolith is composed of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene...

Crisium, took samples from the depths of 118, 143, and 184 cm of the lunar regolith, and returned them to Earth. In February 1978, laboratory analysis of these...

terrestrial planets have either surfaces of ice, or surface crusts of rock or regolith, with distinct terrains. Water ice predominates surfaces in the Solar System...

circuitry. Due to the need for the probe to be placed at a depth below the regolith surface, it was known that a drill to penetrate the lunar surface would...

(with lower gravity) have a small regolith layer consisting of coarse grains, while larger objects have a thicker regolith layer consisting of fine grains...

Bauxite (/ˈbɔːksaɪt/) is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists...