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/ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃɚ/ · noun
(astronautics, humorous) 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..
If the initial orbit is hyperbolic, lithobraking would properly be termed lithocapture.
Use lithocapture when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lithocapture means (astronautics, humorous) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If the initial orbit is hyperbolic, lithobraking would properly be termed lithocapture.
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