American Geophysical Union: Satellite 'Megaconstellations' May Jeopardize Recovery of Ozone Hole
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release:
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When internet-providing satellites -- now being launched by the thousands -- reach end of life, byproducts of their fiery deaths in Earth's atmosphere will catalyze chemical reactions that destroy stratospheric ozone
By the numbers
* 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of aluminum oxides are produced by the demise of one small, 250-kilogram (550-po . . .
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When internet-providing satellites -- now being launched by the thousands -- reach end of life, byproducts of their fiery deaths in Earth's atmosphere will catalyze chemical reactions that destroy stratospheric ozone
By the numbers
* 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of aluminum oxides are produced by the demise of one small, 250-kilogram (550-po . . .