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Lithobraking is a whimsical euphemism used by spacecraft engineers to refer to a spacecraft impacting the surface of a planet or moon. The word was coined by analogy with "aerobraking," slowing a spacecraft by intersecting the atmosphere, with "lithos" (Ancient Greek: λίθος [líthos], "rock") substituted to indicate the spacecraft is intersecting the planet's solid lithosphere rather than merely its gaseous atmosphere.

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  • Lithobraking is a whimsical euphemism used by spacecraft engineers to refer to a spacecraft impacting the surface of a planet or moon. The word was coined by analogy with "aerobraking," slowing a spacecraft by intersecting the atmosphere, with "lithos" (Ancient Greek: λίθος [líthos], "rock") substituted to indicate the spacecraft is intersecting the planet's solid lithosphere rather than merely its gaseous atmosphere. According to Jonathan McDowell, "Lithobraking reduces the apoapsis height to zero instantly, but with the unfortunate side effect that the spacecraft does not survive. Originally a whimsical euphemism, but increasingly a standard term." (en)
  • Lithobraking adalah teknik pendaratan yang digunakan oleh kendaraan ruang angkasa berawak untuk mencapai permukaan benda angkasa dengan aman sekaligus mengurangi kecepatan pendaratan oleh dampak dengan permukaan tubuh. Kata itu mungkin diciptakan sebagai adaptasi aneh dari aerobraking, yang merupakan proses memperlambat kendaraan ruang angkasa dengan menggunakan gesekan terhadap atmosfer sebuah planet. Lithos adalah kata Yunani yang berarti "batu karang" atau "batu." (in)
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  • Lithobraking adalah teknik pendaratan yang digunakan oleh kendaraan ruang angkasa berawak untuk mencapai permukaan benda angkasa dengan aman sekaligus mengurangi kecepatan pendaratan oleh dampak dengan permukaan tubuh. Kata itu mungkin diciptakan sebagai adaptasi aneh dari aerobraking, yang merupakan proses memperlambat kendaraan ruang angkasa dengan menggunakan gesekan terhadap atmosfer sebuah planet. Lithos adalah kata Yunani yang berarti "batu karang" atau "batu." (in)
  • Lithobraking is a whimsical euphemism used by spacecraft engineers to refer to a spacecraft impacting the surface of a planet or moon. The word was coined by analogy with "aerobraking," slowing a spacecraft by intersecting the atmosphere, with "lithos" (Ancient Greek: λίθος [líthos], "rock") substituted to indicate the spacecraft is intersecting the planet's solid lithosphere rather than merely its gaseous atmosphere. (en)
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  • Lithobraking (in)
  • Lithobraking (en)
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