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Space Debris
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This Wikipedia article provides information about space debris, the objects in orbit around Earth left over from earlier space missions.  The article introduces the history of orbital debris production as well as the growing concern about collisions between this debris and functional satellites.  Links provide further information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris
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Keywords: orbital debris, satellite, space debris, space junk, space waste
Record Creator: Metadata instance created February 21, 2008 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Feb 21, 2008 by Ann Deml
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when Cataloged:		 February 21, 2008
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Space Debris (Wikimedia Foundation, St. Petersburg), WWW Document, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris).
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Space Debris (Wikimedia Foundation, St. Petersburg), <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris>.
APA Format
Space Debris. (2008, February 21). Retrieved May 19, 2013, from Wikimedia Foundation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris
Chicago Format
Wikimedia Foundation. Space Debris. St. Petersburg: Wikimedia Foundation, February 21, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris (accessed 19 May 2013).
MLA Format
Space Debris. St. Petersburg: Wikimedia Foundation. 21 Feb. 2008. 19 May 2013 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris>.
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