lithocapture.
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 decelerated by impact with the surface of the body.
Meaning & usage
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 decelerated by impact with the surface of the body.
Where this word comes from
From litho- (“pertaining to stone”) + capture, coined as a pun on aerocapture and lithobraking.
To perform lithocapture.
Where this word comes from
From litho- (“pertaining to stone”) + capture, coined as a pun on aerocapture and lithobraking.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.