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Space Debris

Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth. These images, based on models, show the distribution of orbital debris around Earth.


NASA illustration courtesy Orbital Debris Program Office. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published September 12, 2009
Data acquired August 25, 2009

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