micrometeoroid

• Очень маленький метеорит или метеороид, настолько крошечный, что он дрейфует к Земле, не нагреваясь сильно в атмосфере.

A very small meteorite or meteoroid, so tiny that it drifts down to Earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere.

1. Small space particleC2formalscientific

   A very small meteoroid or particle of space dust that is tiny enough to drift through the atmosphere without burning up completely.

   Микрометеороид

   • The spacecraft's hull was pitted by countless micrometeoroids over decades.
   • Scientists study micrometeoroids to understand the composition of the early solar system.
   • A micrometeoroid impact can cause significant damage to sensitive satellite equipment.

   Синонимыcosmic dust