BenP785 t1_ixa6eij wrote on November 21, 2022 at 10:33 PM Reply to comment by navand in Space Rock Strike on Webb Telescope Was Just Bad Luck, NASA Team Says | The analysis quells fears that the telescope will suffer frequent micrometeoroid hits. by chrisdh79 Well if the first meteor made the telescope smaller then technically speaking it is less susceptible to future ones. The next one could theoretically go straight through the hole the first one left. Permalink Parent 13
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Reply to comment by navand in Space Rock Strike on Webb Telescope Was Just Bad Luck, NASA Team Says | The analysis quells fears that the telescope will suffer frequent micrometeoroid hits. by chrisdh79
Well if the first meteor made the telescope smaller then technically speaking it is less susceptible to future ones. The next one could theoretically go straight through the hole the first one left.