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Kessler syndrome
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English
Etymology
Proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978.
Proper noun
1
A theoretical scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit due to space pollution is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions.
en Kessler effect
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en Space flight Orbits