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regolit (produkty wietrzenia skał) m

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Other surfaces include solid matter in combinations of rock, regolith and frozen chemical elements and chemical compounds. en.wikipedia.org

The regolith is extremely deeply weathered, in some areas completely converted to saprolite up to 100 metres below surface. en.wikipedia.org

In most of the lunar regolith, half of the particles are made of mineral fragments fused by the glassy particles; these objects are called agglutinates. en.wikipedia.org

Visually, the somewhat subdued and mantled appearance suggests a substantial regolith. en.wikipedia.org

O production processes may feed polar cold traps and make the lunar regolith a candidate source of volatiles for human exploration. en.wikipedia.org

However, in the lowest landscape positions, water may saturate the regolith to such a degree that drainage and aeration are restricted. en.wikipedia.org

Many aquifers, such as alluvial aquifers, occur entirely within regolith. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of adding a binding agent to the regolith, researchers are experimenting with microwave sintering to create solid blocks from the raw material. en.wikipedia.org

A second condition is long periods of tectonic stability; tectonic activity and climate change partially erode the regolith. en.wikipedia.org

Consequently, the thin optical surface layer could be quite different from the regolith underneath, and not representative of the bulk composition of the body. en.wikipedia.org

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