Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMetals from space junk are polluting Earth's upper atmospheregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down18
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-linkMetals from space junk are polluting Earth's upper atmospheregizmodo.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarexkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down4·1 year agoApproximately 5,000 tons of space dust etc. enter Earth’s atmosphere every year. Which is about 50 times the amount of space junk that enters the atmosphere annually.
minus-squareElectroNeutrino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 year agoBut the composition is not the same as space dust, and could have a negative impact on the chemistry of the atmosphere.
Approximately 5,000 tons of space dust etc. enter Earth’s atmosphere every year. Which is about 50 times the amount of space junk that enters the atmosphere annually.
But the composition is not the same as space dust, and could have a negative impact on the chemistry of the atmosphere.