Cosmic Dust

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Cosmic Dust

Finely divided solid matter with particle sizes smaller than a micrometeorite, thus with diameters much smaller than a millimeter, moving in interplanetary space. See dust.
Cosmic dust in the solar system is thought to be concentrated in the plane of the ecliptic, thus causing the zodiacal light.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use