We had a micrometeorite collecting package on board. From Wordnik.com. [Romanian Group Attempts Moon Mission With Giant Balloon | Universe Today] Reference
The frog and flower are from the National Wildlife Service; the micrometeorite from NASA. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Sandpapered by eons of micrometeorite infall, most of the Moon's mountains looked tired and old. From Wordnik.com. [Empire Builders]
As long as it retains structural strength, microcracks and micrometeorite holes make no significant difference. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
Data flows informed her that a micrometeorite had pierced the platform, damaging Drop Troopers in their Sleep Pods. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
For lack of evidence to the contrary, for instance, neither bird strikes nor micrometeorite impacts could be completely ruled out. From Wordnik.com. [Columbia's Last Flight] Reference
Its oversize wire-mesh tires and independent suspension were usually enough to take on rocks and micrometeorite craters, which meant. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
Steve's initial microscopic analysis didn't find any fossils, but he did find a micrometeorite and there are more samples yet to examine. From Wordnik.com. [MDRS-88 sol 4: Mr. Fix-It] Reference
The longer a crew is out, the greater the chance of getting hit by a micrometeorite (leading to the boiling-saliva-off-your-tongue thing). From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Thrill Ride] Reference
"I can program an internal alarm to sound if voltage fluctuations exceed normal micrometeorite impact levels, sir, but it'll take me a few minutes.". From Wordnik.com. [Time's Enemy]
Thus, micrometeorite bombardment is an extremely important piece of the rings 'evolutionary puzzle because these impurities cause them to darken over time. From Wordnik.com. [SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Paul Estrada -- From Dust to Planets] Reference
Here was a place that a micrometeorite might have struck, there, that a flake of rock face might have scaled away from the effects of alternating baking and freezing. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
OK, it's wasteful: but it does mean that when a micrometeorite hits the life support computer, you can use the geological analyser to take over without loss of reliability. From Wordnik.com. [Environmentally Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Computing] Reference
I even thought maybe a micrometeorite hit the air tank, but when I started figuring out the angle it would've had to come in, it would've had to come up out of the ground! '. From Wordnik.com. [Moonwar]
Vanguard 1 with its small suite of instruments provided unprecedented information on Earth's size and shape, air density and temperature ranges, and the micrometeorite density in space. From Wordnik.com. [Vanguard 1] Reference
The scientific instruments onboard the Mariner spacecraft were two radiometers microwave and infrared, a micrometeorite sensor, a solar plasma sensor, a charged particle sensor, and a magnetometer. From Wordnik.com. [Dry Spacecraft | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Then on Friday, the shuttle will be inspected for any signs of micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
The tiny rock, known as MM40, is the first achondritic basaltic micrometeorite ever found on. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
Atlantis 'heat shield for any micrometeorite damage that might have occurred during the past 1 1. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
Researchers have previously suggested that small moons have been eroded away by micrometeorite impacts. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Space] Reference
Imaging of the satellite could possibly show damage from a micrometeorite hit or perhaps a bent antenna. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Then on Friday, one day before departing, the shuttle will be inspected for any signs of micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. [WTVM - 1- WTVM Home] Reference
But NASA spacewalk planners take the micrometeorite environment into account when scheduling excursions, he added. From Wordnik.com. [SPACE.com] Reference
NASA wants the shuttle astronauts to inspect their ship for any signs of micrometeorite damage before they depart. From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
All of these unnatural structures appear to have sustained varying degrees of damage from meteorite and micrometeorite impact. From Wordnik.com. [totse.com] Reference
The astronauts will use a 100-foot, laser-tipped boom to inspect Discovery's heat shield for any signs of micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
NASA is keeping the shuttle docked an extra day to move up a survey of the wings and nose, a routine search for micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. [WSOCTV.com - Local News] Reference
I interpret the major cubic pattern as reflections off rebar and micrometeorite-frosted glass of the dome that covers most of Mare Crisium. From Wordnik.com. [totse.com] Reference
The clearance was granted after experts analyzed wing and nose images beamed down by the crew in one final sweep for micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. Reference
NASA is keeping the shuttle docked an extra day in order to move up a survey of the wings and nose, a routine search for micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. [10News.com - Local News] Reference
The shuttle astronauts quickly got started on an evening of surveying to check for any signs of micrometeorite damage and make sure their ship can return safely. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News] Reference
But the windows facing along the direction the outpost is orbiting will need to be closed, except during robotic operations, to protect against a micrometeorite strike. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Once they arrived, the compounds could have moved all over the lunar surface - liberated from the dirt by micrometeorite strikes or solar heating - until they hit a cold trap like. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Panes that get dinged by micrometeorite or space debris. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It's set to trigger a proximity alarm for anything bigger than a micrometeorite. ". From Wordnik.com. [Time's Enemy]
'So it wasn't a micrometeorite.'. From Wordnik.com. [Moonwar]
A routine search for micrometeorite damage. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
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