moondust
Soil from above
Moondust is the fine, powdery soil covering the lunar surface, composed of tiny rock fragments, mineral grains, and glass particles created by billions of years of meteorite impacts.
It clings to everything and posed unexpected challenges during the Apollo missions: The moondust got into everything.
Figuratively, moondust suggests something ethereal or magical: Her voice had moondust in it.
Reduced to fine particles
- fineAcceptable in quality
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- talcumHydrated magnesium silicate powder
- flouryCovered with grain dust
chalky · soft · clingy · abrasive · gritty · particulate · granular · dusty
Fragmented covering over bedrock
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- astronautsCrew of spacecraft
- cratersImpact-formed depressions
- mareFemale adult equine
highlands · basalt · breccia · selenology · lunarscape · micrometeorites · helium-3 · silicates
powdery
Reduced to fine particles
floury · chalky · soft · clingy · abrasive · gritty · particulate · granular · dusty · lightweight
regolith
Fragmented covering over bedrock
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- astronautsCrew of spacecraft
- cratersImpact-formed depressions
mare · highlands · basalt · breccia · selenology · lunarscape · micrometeorites · helium-3 · silicates · soil
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
mystical · enchanted · gossamer · dreamlike · otherworldly · fairy · glitter · sparkle · magic · iridescent
grey
Neutral achromatic tone
slate · pewter · gunmetal · graphite · monochrome · dull · muted · pallid · ashen
moondustsunlight
Radiance from our star
starlight · light · cosmic rays · solar wind · space
dust, moon, moonlight, moonshine, moonlit, moonbeam, moonless, moony, moonwalker