Submitted by DevilsRefugee t3_11e13un in space
Adeldor t1_jaeuc70 wrote
Reply to comment by Am_Seeker_731 in We need more rules for space junk and moon bases, NASA and US officials say by DevilsRefugee
The Δv required to send anything from Earth orbit into the sun is far higher than that required to eject it from the solar system. Less Δv still is required to have it reenter the Earth's atmosphere. The practicalities of imparting the required velocities is, however, non-trivial.
To get an idea of the Δv required to get anywhere departing Earth - from the Sun to leaving the solar system - this map helps.
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