🌐 Entity
Regolith
Layer of loose, superficial deposits covering solid rock
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📖 Key Information
Regolith () is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, broken rocks, and other related materials and is present on Earth, the Moon, Mars, some asteroids, and other terrestrial planets and moons.
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