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micrometeoroid

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micrometeoroid [¦mī·krō′mē·dē·ə‚rȯid]
(astronomy)
A very small meteoroid with diameter generally less than a millimeter.


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Micrometeoroids blast the particles off the moon, and the particles then form a haze of ice and dust around Enceladus.
And for insulation, inside the spacesuit a liner divides the gas-bag from the thermal micrometeoroid garment--made with five layers of aluminized Mylar (silver party-balloon material).
As well, an invited proposal was submitted to NASA in mid-June for the design, construction, and testing of a Phase 2 Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Demonstration System.
 
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