title: „SPACE DEBRIS” AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SPACE ACTIVITY OF CIVILIZATION AND TNE ECOLOGY OF EARTH
abstract: The consequences of large, catalogued “space debris” near Earth are well described in the literature, but the threat of small debris is often overlooked, despite the fact that they pose a serious threat. Achieving a more complete understanding of the latter (their quantity, composition, spatial distribution, dynamics and level of danger) is hampered by at least two factors: a clear underestimation of the danger of small debris and a lack of appropriate measurements, a direct consequence of the l