: the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects
specifically
: the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials at or near the earth's surface
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Scientists know that various weathering processes can send particles from the moon’s surface into its atmosphere, but what’s been less clear is which process is the dominant one.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Researchers suspected that two space weathering processes play a role in shaping the lunar atmosphere: impact vaporization and ion sputtering.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
One of the structure’s walls and the accompanying support beams had already been torn down from previous destruction and weathering.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
With practices like this in place across wildfire risk areas, the likelihood of a watershed weathering subsequent high rains improves.
—Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Researchers suspected that two space weathering processes play a role in shaping the lunar atmosphere: impact vaporization and ion sputtering.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
One of the structure’s walls and the accompanying support beams had already been torn down from previous destruction and weathering.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
With practices like this in place across wildfire risk areas, the likelihood of a watershed weathering subsequent high rains improves.
—Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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“Weathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathering. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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