No, it is: "More mass per cross-sectional area, more decay time; less mass per cross-sectional area, less decay time". ISS may be massive, but it is hollow. Crunch that same mass down into a little ball (with smaller cross-section) and it will take longer to decay. Randy -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan T Wojack [mailto:tlj18@juno.com] So, is the following "slogan" generally correct: "More mass, more decay time; less mass, less decay time" ? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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