regolith
noun
reg·o·lith
ˈre-gə-ˌlith 
: unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the solid rock on the earth, moon, or a planet
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Moon photovoltaics utilizing lunar regolith and halide perovskites.
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Actual samples of lunar regolith are rare and precious, and therefore simulants, which aim to replicate different types of regolith, are used for experiments instead.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The idea is to extract aluminum from the lunar regolith, in partnership with Lunar Resources, Inc. in Houston, using an electrolysis process that will enable the construction of the array’s dipole antennas.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
So scientists are using regolith simulants to test ideas.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Actual samples of lunar regolith are rare and precious, and therefore simulants, which aim to replicate different types of regolith, are used for experiments instead.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The idea is to extract aluminum from the lunar regolith, in partnership with Lunar Resources, Inc. in Houston, using an electrolysis process that will enable the construction of the array’s dipole antennas.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
So scientists are using regolith simulants to test ideas.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Regolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regolith. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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