The regolith is the zone through which aquifers are recharged and through which aquifer discharge occurs. Many aquifers, such as alluvial aquifers, occur entirely within regolith. The composition of the regolith can also strongly influence water composition through the presence of salts and acid-generating materials.

Regolith, a region of loose unconsolidated rock and dust that sits atop a layer of bedrock. On Earth, regolith also includes soil, which is a biologically active medium and a key component in plant growth.

2021年12月26日 · The term regolith is used for the layer or mantle of fragmental and unconsolidated rock and mineral material, whether residual or transported, that rests on bedrock. One might quibble that the definition excludes fragmental material that happens to be locally cemented by surficial processes but is otherwise closely related to nearby ...

The meaning of REGOLITH is unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the solid rock on the earth, moon, or a planet.

2023年4月27日 · Regolith is loose, unconsolidated rock, mineral and glass fragments in the soil. In this activity, students use everyday objects to learn that regolith on Earth is a product of weather, but on the moon it is a product of meteorite impact.

Regolith is a layer of loose, heterogeneous material covering solid rock. It includes dust, soil , broken rock, and other related materials. It is found on Earth , the Moon , some asteroids , and other planets .

2014年1月1日 · Regolith is the highly variable, usually unconsolidated but sometimes recemented, granular layer at the surface of planetary bodies, overlying bedrock (Clarke 2008).

2017年2月1日 · Regolith is a major compartment of the critical zone where fluxes of water, energy, solutes and matter occur. The production of regolith from the original bedrock influences the chemistry of surface waters and buffers the atmospheric CO 2 concentration (Banwart et al., 2011, Berner and Maasch, 1996, West et al., 2013). The regolith is the ...

Regolith is the layer of rock fragments that covers the exposed surfaces of airless bodies in space, such as the Moon, Mercury, and asteroids. It is created through impacts that fracture and pulverize rocks, forming craters and other landforms. From: Airless Bodies of …

A regolith is the cover or mantle of loose material overlying the bedrock of a planet or other solid solar system body. It includes fragmented and weathered rock debris, soil, and sediments. If present, atmospheres, hydrospheres, or biospheres, as in the case of the Earth, play a dominant role in regolith formation. More common, however, are ...