The Damage to Lunar Orbiting Spacecraft Caused by the Ejecta of Lunar Landers

Re:The Damage to Lunar Orbiting Spacecraft Caused by the Eje... by bigiain on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:46PM (#36053829)

I wonder if "would be cleaned up rather quickly" means hours, months, or decades?

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Re:The Damage to Lunar Orbiting Spacecraft Caused by the Eje... by m4rtink on Sunday June 04, 2023 @07:43AM (#36184835)

IIRC single digit years probably - Apollo missions released a couple sub satellites and missions control was then very surprised when those satellites lost altitude and crashed in a matter of months.

In comparison, there is likely still stuff from the 60s in orbit around Mars, and that's for a body with (thin) atmosphere.

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