lithocapture

litho- (“pertaining to stone”) +‎ capture, coined as a pun on aerocapture and lithobraking.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈlɪ.θəˌkæp.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈlɪ.θoʊ.kæpˌt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈlɪ.θə.kæpˌt͡ʃɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃə/

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lithocapture (countable and uncountable, plural lithocaptures)

1. (astronautics, humorous) 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.
   • 2020, Jonathan C. McDowell, “Astronautical Glossary”, in Jonathan's Space Report‎, retrieved 21 February 2021:

     If the initial orbit is hyperbolic, lithobraking would properly be termed lithocapture.

lithocapture (third-person singular simple present lithocaptures, present participle lithocapturing, simple past and past participle lithocaptured)

1. (astronautics, humorous) To perform lithocapture.