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Paradox_Dolphin t1_j6lh8k9 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:01 AM

Reply to comment by smithsp86 in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202

Thank you for the word "ablating." I had a mental image of this that I was trying to describe, but I couldn't find the exact words for it. So I tried explaining it like a comet, where it heats up and the has bits of it shoot off.