ablation
(erosion of the surface of an object)
Ablation refers to a process that erodes the surface
of an object. It can be any such process.
In astronomy, for example,
the vaporization of the surface of a meteoroid
as it falls through the atmosphere
can be referred to as ablation.
(erosion)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablation
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/A/Ablation
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ablation
https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/the-surface-is-too-rough-for-a-meteorite/
https://www.spaceacademy.net.au/watch/debris/metflite.htm
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017A%26A...606A..63G/abstract
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