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#asknasa regarding the James Webb telescope . The mirror is exposed. I was just wondering doesn’t this make the telescope vulnerable for space debris or micro meteorites. Just curious
Tests were done and micrometeoroids have a negligible effect on beryllium mirrors. There isn't much debris out at L2, a million miles from Earth! https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#micro …
