Space Junk The Dangers of Polluting Earth's Orbit

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For Ann with thanks Make like a satellite and stick around Text copyright 2016 by Karen Romano Young All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Twenty-First Century Books A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Main body text set in Adrianna 10 16 Typeface provided by Chank Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Young Karen Romano author Space junk the dangers of polluting earth’s orbit Karen Romano Young pages cm Summary This book examines the proliferation of space debris in outer space and discusses methods of retrieving and disposing of the material Provided by publisher Audience Ages 12 18 Audience Grades 9 to 12 Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-4677-5600-6 lb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677-8806-9 eb pdf 1 Space debris Juvenile literature 2 Space pollution Juvenile literature I Title TL1499 Y68 2016 629 4'16 dc23 2015013396 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 VP 12 31 15