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regolith

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regolith [′reg·ə‚lith]
(geology)
The layer rock or blanket of unconsolidated rocky debris of any thickness that overlies bedrock and forms the surface of the land. Also known as mantle rock.


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Greater Sudbury- Jim Richard is fast becoming an expert on lunar regolith.
He even formulated a simple recipe for extracting the ice from the rocky soil, known as regolith.
Dark patches on ridges may indicate regions where regolith has rolled downhill and exposed the underlying rock.
 
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