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Kessler syndrome  ablation cascade  collisional cascading  Kessler Cascade  Kessler effect
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The Kessler syndrome, proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit due to space pollution is numerous enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions. Wikipedia
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The Kessler syndrome, proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit due to space pollution is numerous enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions. Wikipedia
A scenario, proposed by NASA consultant Donald J. Kessler, involving space debris Wikipedia Disambiguation
Planetary low-orbit debris hazard Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
IS A
hazard
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Donald J. Kessler
HAS CAUSE
space debris
NAMED AFTER
Donald J. Kessler
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Kessler syndrome
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Kessler syndrome
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Kessler syndrome
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ablation cascade, Kessler Cascade, Kessler effect, Kessler Syndrome, the Kessler syndrome
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ablation cascade, collisional cascading, Kessler effect

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