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Comment Re: So why are they renaming it? (Score 1) 16

They are low enough that even if they did cause major pollution, it should mostly clear itself inside a decade.

The bigger worry is pollution. Burning up so many satellites in the upper atmosphere is something that hasn't been studied enough, but the work that has been done suggests that it's bad for greenhouse effect and for general air quality.

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