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Science stats: the lowdown on space junk

Science News, May 24, 2008

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Debris litters the space around Earth. Dots represent pieces left when rockets and the things they carry explode, collide or weather over time.

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Total number of pieces

China                   2750
C.I.S (former USSR)     4360
European Space Agency     74
United States           4280
Other                   1173

SOURCE: NASA ORBITAL DEBRIS PROGRAM OFFICE AS OF APRIL 2

Note: Table made from bar graph.
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