: the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects
specifically
: the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials at or near the earth's surface
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As subduction zones burned through the carbon-rich crust at the edges of the Pangaea supercontinent, any rock weathering that might have buried carbon dioxide now sputtered in the vast interior.
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Traditional studies had mapped boulder tracks but could not reliably tell which ones were new, because older tracks gradually fade due to space weathering.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Another study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, highlights how Bennu's airless surface has been shaped by space weathering, including tiny micrometeorite impacts and the solar wind.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Lewis family, who currently maintains ownership of the property, is parting ways with it due to rising costs needed to restore the house after seven decades of weathering.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Traditional studies had mapped boulder tracks but could not reliably tell which ones were new, because older tracks gradually fade due to space weathering.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Another study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, highlights how Bennu's airless surface has been shaped by space weathering, including tiny micrometeorite impacts and the solar wind.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Lewis family, who currently maintains ownership of the property, is parting ways with it due to rising costs needed to restore the house after seven decades of weathering.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Weathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathering. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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