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Ablation is the erosion of the surface of a solid object in a flow (e.g., during the entrance of an object into the atmosphere) through some physical process, such as formation of a fusion crust, vaporization, or friction.
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Rouan, D. (2014). Ablation. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5-4
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