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rationalistyesterday at 9:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Would collisions cause debris to be ejected into a higher orbit? Although I guess as long as the debris does not pick up any significant speed boost, its orbit would be elliptical and would just collide with Earth (burn up on re-entry)?


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mylies43yesterday at 10:29 PM

Wouldn't a explosion give it that energy?