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Laser pulses of a finely focused beam were used to simulate micrometeorite impacts on lunar rocks and in lunar soil. The electron microscope pictures show the detailed effects so caused; it is possible to derive an estimate of the comparative amounts of erosion a given micrometeorite flux would cause in lunar rocks and lunar soil.
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Bilson, E., Gold, T. & Gull, G. The simulation of lunar micrometeorite impacts by laser pulses. The Moon 6, 405–413 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00562215
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