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The Regolith

The Regolith
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Description: The Moon’s surface is covered by a layer of (a) powdered rock and (b) small pieces of rock. Called regolith, the powdered rock was created over billions
of years as a result of bombardment by space debris; it sticks together like wet sand, as illustrated by this Apollo 11 astronaut bootprint.
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