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space weathering

space weathering noun: the slight erosion of planetary objects caused by cosmic rays, solar winds, and meteorites.

Noun

space weathering (uncountable)

  1. The slight erosion of planetary objects caused by cosmic rays, solar winds, and meteorites.

Questions about space weathering

What does space weathering mean?
Space weathering means the slight erosion of planetary objects caused by cosmic rays, solar winds, and meteorites.
What part of speech is space weathering?
Space weathering is a noun.

Words near space weathering in the dictionary

  1. space wave
  2. space waves
  3. space weapon
  4. space weapons
  5. space weather
  6. space weathering
  7. space work
  8. space writer
  9. space writers
  10. space-based
  11. space-borne

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