Kessler syndrome

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Kessler syndrome

Summary

Kessler syndrome is a hazard[1]. It draws 1,361 Wikipedia views per month (hazard category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kessler syndrome is credited with the discovery of Donald J. Kessler[3].
  • Kessler syndrome's instance of is recorded as hazard[4].
  • Donald J. Kessler is named after Kessler syndrome[5].
  • Kessler syndrome's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Kessler syndrome's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08rbj8[7].
  • Kessler syndrome's has cause is recorded as space debris[8].
  • Kessler syndrome's facet of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[9].
  • Kessler syndrome's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as syndrome-de-kessler[10].
  • Kessler syndrome's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "KesslerSyndrome"][11].
  • Kessler syndrome's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778577567[12].

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Works and Contributions

Kessler syndrome is credited with the discovery of Donald J. Kessler[3].

Why It Matters

Kessler syndrome draws 1,361 Wikipedia views per month (hazard category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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