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To: Lurker

The atmosphere provides drag which slows the debris.


5 posted on 02/08/2023 5:12:39 PM PST by Little Pig
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To: Little Pig

Yes. Even many miles up there are molecules, very thinly spread out, that provide a tiny amount of drag. It’s not what we normally think of as the atmosphere, but there it is.


7 posted on 02/08/2023 5:32:57 PM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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