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by FBM » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:38 am
Or, like I plan to ddo, find some big sky next Saturday and have your camera ready, just in case...
Nasa satellite UARS nearing Earth 'could land anywhere'
A five tonne, 20-year-old satellite has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth on or around 24 September, according to Nasa.
Nasa says the risk to life from the UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - is just 1 in 3,200.
Hurtling at 5m (8km) per second, it could land anywhere between 57 degrees north and 57 degrees south of the equator - most of the populated world.
However, most of the satellite will break or burn up before reaching Earth.
Scientists have identified 26 separate pieces that could survive the fall through the earth's atmosphere, and debris could rain across an area 400-500km (250-310 miles) wide.
Nasa said scientists would only be able to make more accurate predictions about where the satellite might land two hours before it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
Re-entry
The 1 in 3,200 risk to public safety is higher than the 1 in 10,000 limit that Nasa aims for.
However, Nasa told reporters that nobody had ever been hurt by objects re-entering from space.
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by PsychoSerenity » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:41 am
Bloody hell, that's a bit worrying. And presumably will be happening more often with all the other space junk up there. Could they not blow it up with a missile or something?
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by Faithfree » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:43 am
Antarctica looks like a safe spot.
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by JimC » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:45 am
I may wear a helmet on that day, just to be safe...
Only a helmet...
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by FBM » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:47 am
Faithfree wrote:Antarctica looks like a safe spot.
The Mariana Trench is looking pretty good, too...
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by Faithfree » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:52 am
FBM wrote:Faithfree wrote:Antarctica looks like a safe spot.
The Mariana Trench is looking pretty good, too...
Until one of the sinking bits of debris lands on top of your submersible ....
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by Faithfree » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:54 am
JimC wrote:I may wear a helmet on that day, just to be safe...
Only a helmet...
I'll carry an umbrella, just to be safe ..
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by FBM » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
Faithfree wrote:FBM wrote:Faithfree wrote:Antarctica looks like a safe spot.
The Mariana Trench is looking pretty good, too...
Until one of the sinking bits of debris lands on top of your submersible ....
Hmm. Antarctica it is, then. Better suit up...I hear they're pretty formal down there, everybody wearing a tux...
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by Faithfree » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:03 am
FBM wrote:Faithfree wrote:FBM wrote:Faithfree wrote:Antarctica looks like a safe spot.
The Mariana Trench is looking pretty good, too...
Until one of the sinking bits of debris lands on top of your submersible ....
Hmm. Antarctica it is, then. Better suit up...I hear they're pretty formal down there, everybody wearing a tux...
Yep ..
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by FBM » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:10 am
Tough crowd to get along with, though, I hear...
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:00 am
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by FBM » Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:06 am
Ah-ha. You can track the thing:
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by JimC » Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:08 am
Commercial TV hasn't warned me about it yet...
Therefore, it does not exist...
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by Clinton Huxley » Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:08 am
1 in 3200 risk? About 1100 Ratz? Im not liking those odds. By my calculation, it's certain to hit one of us.
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by FBM » Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:15 am
JimC wrote:Commercial TV hasn't warned me about it yet...
Therefore, it does not exist...
I think that means we're all going to die, and they know there's nothing we can do about it.
Clinton Huxley wrote:1 in 3200 risk? About 1100 Ratz? Im not liking those odds. By my calculation, it's certain to hit one of us.
You take this one, 'k? I'll get the next one.
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