lithocaptured

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A form of lithocapture — A form of lithobraking in which a spacecraft or other object on a hyperbolic trajectory inbound to a planet, moon, asteroid, or other celestial body is decelerated by impact with the surface of the body.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lithocapture
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APA

lithocaptured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithocaptured

MLA

“lithocaptured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithocaptured. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithocaptured,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithocaptured.

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