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What happens if a centimeter-sized particle hits a spaceship at orbital velocity?
How much damage would a centimeter sized particle weighing a few grams do when it impacts a spaceship at orbital velocity? Let's say 30 km/s (Earth's rotation speed around the Sun). Such a particle ...
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Is there an estimate for the average mass of all meteoroids and asteroids hitting Earth's atmosphere in one year?
I wonder how much mass is entering Earth's atmosphere every year in the form of meteoroids and asteroids. This excludes micro-meteoroids, dust particles, molecules etc.
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Do we have a photo of a micrometeorite impact on a lens?
Micrometeorite and debris impacts on orbital spacecraft pose a threat to systems and crew. For example, a high velocity impact caused this chip in the International Space Station's Cupola.
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Where to read about early work in the detection of dust impacts on solar observing spacecraft?
I've read in a side note included in this nice answer that :
Fun Side Note: The FIELDS instrument is planning to look for dust by detecting the electric field pulses resulting from the plasma ...
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Aren't the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope too unprotected?
I've looked at the design of the James Webb Space Telescope and I got curious about something, some years ago, it seems that the international space station was hit by micro-meteorites. I'm wondering ...
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