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[[Image:126609main_image_feature_400a_ys_full.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Regolith visible on picture "Postcard Above Tennessee Valley"]] | [[Image:126609main_image_feature_400a_ys_full.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Regolith visible on picture "Postcard Above Tennessee Valley"]] | ||
| − | '''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[ | + | '''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[brick]]s. Loose regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shielding|shield]]. |
Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Thoses formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows"''. | Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Thoses formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows"''. | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 11 October 2013
Regolith is the layer of rocky or icy debris, sand, and dust made by meteoritic impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of bricks. Loose regolith may also be used as a radiation shield.
Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Thoses formations were probably created by "gas-supported density flows". [1]
Open Issues
- How radioactive is regolith?
- What are the compositions of the regolith near possible settlement sites?
references
- ↑ How the landscape is formed to the shape of floods: THE COLLAPSE ORIGIN OF DENSITY FLOWS ON MARS
