micrometeoroid

Noun

Meaning

a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere

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Many samples appear to be pitted with micrometeoroid impact craters, which is never seen on Earth rocks, due to the thick atmosphere. Source: Internet

The station was damaged during launch when the micrometeoroid shield separated from the workshop and tore away, taking one of the main solar panel arrays with it and jamming the other main solar panel array so that it could not deploy. Source: Internet

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