micrometeorite in English

noun
1
a micrometeoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
The Moon's regolith was created by the ceaseless bombardment of micrometeorites , cosmic rays and particles of solar wind breaking down rocks for billions of years.
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1. Agglutinates are small glassy breccias formed when a micrometeorite strikes the lunar regolith

2. Like the Moon, the surface of Mercury has likely incurred the effects of space weathering processes, including Solar wind and micrometeorite impacts.