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Scientists had speculated that either micrometeoroids were to blame or solar wind hitting the lunar surface transferred energy into particles and ejected them upward in a process called sputtering.
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Jonathan O’Callaghan, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
This time around, his training was more intensive — involving preparation and contingency work for deep-space issues like high radiation, micrometeoroids and orbital debris.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
This suit is a complex system that provides oxygen and water, regulates temperature and pressure, and shields the wearer from micrometeoroids and radiation.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One of the telescope’s 18 hexagonal mirrors took a nasty strike from a micrometeoroid, but that had limited impact.
—Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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Jonathan O’Callaghan, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
This time around, his training was more intensive — involving preparation and contingency work for deep-space issues like high radiation, micrometeoroids and orbital debris.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
This suit is a complex system that provides oxygen and water, regulates temperature and pressure, and shields the wearer from micrometeoroids and radiation.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One of the telescope’s 18 hexagonal mirrors took a nasty strike from a micrometeoroid, but that had limited impact.
—Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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“Micrometeoroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micrometeoroid. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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