The Debris Track

The U.S. government isn't saying where the debris of a wayword satellite destroyed Wednesday is falling, but a computer model created by Analytical Graphics Inc. shows where 1,000 pieces of debris could reenter the atmosphere based on statistical models. The lines represent two rotations around the Earth.

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