What does lithobraking mean?
Lithobraking means (astronautics, humorous) Deceleration of a falling object due to impact with the ground.
Lithobraking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lithobraking is a noun meaning (astronautics, humorous) Deceleration of a falling object due to impact with the ground.
Meaning
(astronautics, humorous) Deceleration of a falling object due to impact with the ground.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of lithobrake
Example Sentences
Beagle 2 has successfully completed its critical lithobraking maneuver, marking another step for robotkind.
I don't want us on a freeflight trajectory that entails lithobraking if we lose power and can't get the sail back.
In a big impact there is not enough time for the ejecta to radiatively cool in transit, so that reëntry (either aerobraking in the atmosphere or lithobraking at the surface) further heats already hot ejecta.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suicide burn, impacturbation, downstrike, crash dive, rapid unplanned disassembly, obrution.
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How do you use lithobraking in a sentence?
Beagle 2 has successfully completed its critical lithobraking maneuver, marking another step for robotkind.
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