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Distribution of space debris is not homogeneous at all.

• sandworm101 5y ago
  The natural background of rocks/dust should be evenly distributed, with exceptions for things like comet tails.
  • shkkmo 5y ago
    > should be evenly distributed This is definitely not true. I don't know why you would expect a 3+ body gravity system would result in an even distribution of natural debris.
    • sandworm101 5y ago
      It depends on scale. Certainly there are areas of our solar system with greater or lesser densities, but those differences are vast. There should be no appreciable difference in density across a few hundred kilometers.
      • shkkmo 5y ago
        That is very different from your intial statement, doesn't backup your original point, and is only true if you include an additional list of exceptions (such as plantary rings and lagrange points). I simply don't see any facts to backup your thesis that natural debris are a greater risk than orbital debris to spacecraft in earth orbit (esp the lower orbits).