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Regolith
Meaning
Noun
●
In Geology:
The
layer
of
loose
rock
,
dust
,
sand
, and
soil
,
resting
on the
bedrock
, that
constitutes
the
surface layer
of most
dry land
on Earth, the Moon, and other large
solid
aggregated
celestial objects
. Submarine
regolith
also exists.
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Topsoil
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Soil
Vegetation
Bedrock
Ejecta
Gravel
Soils
Basalt
Subsoil
Permafrost
Sedimentary
Outcrop
Cement
Boulders
Peat
Clayey
Pebbles
Ice
Bentonite
Laterite
Seafloor
Aquifer
Spacecraft
Orbiter
Minerals
Silicate
Magma
Silicates
Carbonaceous
Manganese Dioxide
Salt Domes
Silicon Oxide
Organic Matter
Water Ice
Volcanic Ash
Solar Wind
Surface Layer
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