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kessler syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
kessler syn-drome
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

Proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978.

Inflected Forms

the Kessler syndrome (canonical)

Synonyms

Kessler effect

Questions

What does kessler syndrome mean?
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.
Where does kessler syndrome come from?
Proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978.

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