http://www.theage.com.au/world/nasa-debris-to-hit-tomorrow-20110922-1kn5e.html NASA debris to hit tomorrow Washington September 23, 2011 The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, picture here at launch in 1991, is set to re-enter the atmosphere very shortly. Photo: NASA
The US space agency has narrowed down its prediction of when a defunct six-tonne satellite will crash back to Earth, saying it is expected to land on September 23 US time (tomorrow Melbourne time). All but 26 pieces of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) are expected to burn up on re-entry into the atmosphere, but where they will land remains a mystery. Scientists say the pieces will fall somewhere between 57 north latitude and 57 south latitude, which covers most of the populated world. The debris footprint is expected to span 800 kilometres. UARS is the biggest NASA spacecraft to come back in three decades, after Skylab fell in Western Australia in 1979. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/nasa-debris-to-hit-tomorrow-20110922-1kn5e.html#ixzz1Ync1jftM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
