Submitted by johnkoubeck t3_10g5nze in space
MaxillaryOvipositor t1_j51narc wrote
Reply to comment by GimmeTwo in The Perseverance Rover from NASA collected regolith by johnkoubeck
Depends on how you define "dirt." Regolith strictly has nothing biological in it, which some definitions of "dirt," include.
GimmeTwo t1_j51p1pj wrote
So sand and dust and other inorganic particulates.
Yeah; I guess it would be a real story if there was organic material.
MaxillaryOvipositor t1_j51pp57 wrote
It's to differentiate it from "soil," which is strictly biological in nature.
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