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Satellite weighing as much as adult rhino to crash through Earth's atmosphere today (www.cbsnews.com)

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A satellite will likely make an uncontrolled return through Earth's atmosphere today, according to the latest estimates from the European Space Agency.

It says ERS-2, which weighs about as much as an adult male rhinoceros, is expected to re-enter at about 11:32 a.m. EST — plus or minus 4.6 hours. The agency can't predict exactly when and where the satellite will re-enter because its return is "natural."

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The speed of five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

That's hotter than a Chevy Pinto!