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by arankine 3996 days ago
Iridium 33. Damn, that's some debris.
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Though since the dots aren't to scale -- they're are dozens of km wide instead of centimeters -- it probably looks worse on this map.
At orbital velocities, even a loose nut could cause significant damage.
This so reminds me of the anime Planetes :)

https://youtu.be/heESAW2addo?t=29s

Watching now. Thanks for turning me on to this.
and the Kessler Syndrome is NOT helping either