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Items related to the scientific study of the solid bodies of the solar system, including planets, moons, asteroids, meteorites, and interplanetary materials.

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When the water is separated from the cooled molten rock, agglutinate is collected.
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The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to be made by this summer of 2009 and turned over to the sc...
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Separating Water from Agglutinate
When the water is separated from the cooled molten rock, agglutinate is collected. __________ The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to be made by this summer of 2009 and turned over to the sc...
Location: USA
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The agglutinate created by the plasma melting process is later ground and blended with other materials to create lunar regolith simulant.
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The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to b...
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Agglutinate
The agglutinate created by the plasma melting process is later ground and blended with other materials to create lunar regolith simulant. __________ The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to b...
Location: USA
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The agglutinate created by the plasma melting process is later ground and blended with other materials to create lunar regolith simulant.
__________
The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to b...
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Agglutinate
The agglutinate created by the plasma melting process is later ground and blended with other materials to create lunar regolith simulant. __________ The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. Four tons of the simulant is expected to b...
Location: USA
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Four tons of the lunar highlands regolith simulant will be created during by the USGS during the summer of 2009. NASA has requested that 100 tons be made over the next few years.
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The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. F...
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Moon Dirt: Final Product
Four tons of the lunar highlands regolith simulant will be created during by the USGS during the summer of 2009. NASA has requested that 100 tons be made over the next few years. __________ The USGS has created man-made moon dirt, or regolith, to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. F...
Location: USA
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