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Plasma Tunnels Reveal How Dying Satellites Fall to Earth
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German researchers are using plasma wind tunnels to study how satellite debris burns up during atmospheric reentry. As the number of satellites in orbit increases, scientists are concerned about the potential environmental impact of metallic ash on the ozone layer.
Researchers in Germany are melting chunks of satellites in high-temperature plasma wind tunnels to simulate how space debris burns up in Earth’s atmosphere. These tests are revealing in relation to trends about satellite reentry as the population of objects in low Earth orbit swells today .
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