Kessler syndrome

English

Etymology

Proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978.

Noun

Kessler syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A theoretical scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit due to space pollution is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions.
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