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Observations of Human-made Debris in Earth Orbit

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Abstract

Pollution is generally considered contaminants of Earth’s surface, hydrosphere and atmosphere, but there is another problem over head, every day: space debris. This paper discusses observational methods used to characterize the growing debris population.

© 2011 Optical Society of America

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