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Grinning Football plinny younger asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 4 years ago

How much space junk (assuming it's magnetic metal) would it take to affect the magnetosphere?

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  • quantumclaustrophobe
    Lv 7
    4 years ago
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    Well... depends on how much you mean; they all do, a little. But, since they're in orbit, the effect is localized and always moving, so the net effect is zero.

  • fairly smart
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Hard to tell, there is a LOT of stuff out there now! But, I can't imagine much of it is iron, seeing how heavy & magnetic it is, there are lighter metals designed for such use, so. Probably very little.

  • Gary B
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Like, a whole nuther earth full

  • Brigalow Bloke
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    A few million tons, I expect.

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  • Jack
    Lv 6
    4 years ago

    probably like the rings of saturn amount

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