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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In [7, 8] the effects of micrometeoroids and space debris impacts on satellite solar panels are described.

Efficient and reliable solar panels for small CubeSat picosatellites

Aerogel was opted again as a passive detector to capture the micrometeoroids and orbital debris particles.

Aerogels in aerospace: an overview

Previous testing [1, 2] had already demonstrated that such sensors might be used to detect and locate micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) impact events on spacecraft.

Acoustic emission detection of impact damage on space shuttle structures

Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment works like a thermos to protect astronauts from the sun's rays.

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The tether has to be robust in order to stand the micrometeoroid and other orbital debris impacts.

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In addition, the accumulation of water frost is also likely to be highly dependent on local conditions, such as temperature, thermal cycling and even geologically recent "impact gardening" in which micrometeoroid impacts redistribute the location and depth of volatile compounds.

Dark Side of Moon Revealed

He has designed vital mechanical and electromechanical devices and systems, such as noise abatement for airbags, aircraft engines, and mining equipment; micrometeoroid shields for satellites; load-measurement/monitoring systems for oil platforms, and extra-wide-range load cells.

The 2001-2002 ASME fellows

Despite the extra time, Zvezda failed to meet NASA safety standards for noise and micrometeoroid protection.

Home from home as Shuttle takes to air

Initially, it was thought the hole was the result of a (https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/1035403383123918849) micrometeoroid impact , a tiny fleck of space junk hurtling through space at thousands of kilometers per hour.

ISS Hole Likely Drilled On Earth

Attaching this expandable module to the space station offers NASA the opportunity to expose it to the radiation, temperatures, pressures and micrometeoroid environment, and measure how it holds up."

United States : Expandable Habitat Demonstration Will Test Technologies Needed for Deep Space Exploration

The rings are composed primarily of water ice, but they contain small amounts of rocky material contributed by micrometeoroid bombardment.

Saturn's rings revealed to be 4.4 billion years old

By sheltering organisms from such hazards as ultraviolet radiation and micrometeoroid bombardment, caves "could be among the only places on Mars to find evidence of past or present microbial life," says Glen Cushing of the U.S.