I have some basic knowledge in physics (at least I think so) and know why objects on the orbit don’t fall down to Earth.My question is how the objects (meteor debris etc) got there.Aren’t they supposed to have the exact speed and trajectory? Did all of them manage to fit in these conditions?
Sorry for possible mistakes, English isn’t my first language
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Basically objects in orbit around the Earth are falling to Earth, but their horizontal velocity means that they keep missing the Earth https://youtu.be/Zu-Sp3I0c1Q
Most debris does fall down to Earth however that debris that has the correct velocity stay in orbit for a while until minor collisions slow them down and eventually they fall to Earth. Basically the bits in orbit have what is known as survivorship bias https://youtu.be/geOdDSs0tjY
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