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

Lunar regolith is the unconsolidated material found on the surface of the Moon and in the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Sometimes referred to as Lunar soil...

Martian regolith is the fine blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering the surface of Mars. The term Martian soil typically...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

94 kg (207 lb) in mass, include: The Regolith Adherence Characterization (RAC), which will determine how lunar regolith sticks to a range of materials exposed...

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

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...

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

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...

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

(less than about 10 centimetres (3.9 in)) chunks of ice mixed into the regolith, and some water is chemically bonded with minerals. Other experiments have...

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....

regions where precipitation is high, weathering forms a thick argillized regolith, this process is called supergene enrichment and produces laterite deposits;...

compositions of rock and regolith, while the RMI gives ChemCam scientists high-resolution images of the sampling areas of the rocks and regolith that LIBS targets...

oldest meteorite known to come from Mars, and is a unique water-bearing regolith breccia. In 1999, meteorite hunters discovered that the desert in southern...

and were received at the LRV. The electrical properties of the lunar regolith could be determined by comparison of the transmitted and received electrical...

known to preserve signs over time. Caching samples: collect core rock and regolith (unconsolidated and loose "soil") samples and store them within the rover...

abandoned altogether. At least a few researchers [who?] specializing in regolith development have considered that hopeless confusion has evolved around...