noun
- plural of regolith; layers of loose rock fragments and dust covering solid bedrock
Usage: geological term
Examples
- The lunar regoliths contain valuable minerals that could be mined in the future.
- Scientists studied the regoliths on Mars to understand the planet’s geological history.
- Different planetary bodies have regoliths of varying thickness and composition.
- The rover collected samples from multiple regoliths across the crater.
- Earth’s regoliths are constantly being formed through weathering processes.
- Astronauts left footprints in the fine regoliths of the Moon’s surface.