lithocapture

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|space flight|jocular}} 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 [[decelerate]]d by [[impact]] with the [[surface]] of the body.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|space flight|jocular}} To perform [[#Noun|lithocapture]].

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