micrometeorite
noun
mi·cro·me·te·or·ite
ˌmī-krō-ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt 
1
: a meteorite so small that it can pass through the earth's atmosphere without becoming intensely heated
2
: a very small particle in interplanetary space
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Research published in the journal Icarus in 2023 looked at the accumulation rate of dark micrometeorite dust on the otherwise shiny rings and found that the rings were young, cosmically speaking: just 100 million to 400 million years in age.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Space isn't for the weak; it's filled with radiation, micrometeorites, and who knows what else.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
There are micrometeorites and occasional larger impacts.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
The moon is bombarded by micrometeorites, which continuously eject icy material.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Space isn't for the weak; it's filled with radiation, micrometeorites, and who knows what else.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
There are micrometeorites and occasional larger impacts.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
The moon is bombarded by micrometeorites, which continuously eject icy material.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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micrometeorite
noun
mi·cro·me·te·or·ite
ˌmī-krō-ˈmēt-ē-ə-ˌrīt
: a very small particle in space
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