Micrometeorites generally do not exceed tens of micrometers in diameter. The size of a grain of sand. But even tiny particles can cause physical damage to spacecraft. Because they move at very high speed. © ImageBank4U, Adobe Stock
NASA concerned about micrometeorites hitting James Webb Telescope
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