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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 โ€” 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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[โ€“] dhtseany@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 months ago (7 children)

What's that in bananas? ๐ŸŒ

[โ€“] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

About 12:30 PM

[โ€“] JoMomma@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

At least 1

[โ€“] Potatisen@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

This is factually correct

[โ€“] ForestOrca@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

Bananas are for scale, not mass. Gah! (lol)

[โ€“] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Potassium, fiber, and banana flavoring.

[โ€“] Davel23@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

Cavendish or Gros Michel?

[โ€“] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Enough to be fairly radioactive.