• chaogomu@kbin.social
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      8 months ago

      A lot of that will eventually make its way back down to earth.

      Some will still be there, especially in higher orbits, but the majority will eventually see orbital decay.

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        8 months ago

        I’d guess that even in the higher orbits the manmade materials will eventually fall down or spin away over the span of a few hundred thousand years. Even if it is currently in a perfect locked orbit, there will be some amount of mass loss over time that will alter the orbit. But I’m no physicist, so i easily could be wrong