Satellite weighing as much as adult rhino to crash through Earth's atmosphere today
Satellite weighing as much as adult rhino to crash through Earth's atmosphere today
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Satellite weighing as much as adult rhino to crash through Earth's atmosphere today
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."
Anything but metric
What's this weird obsession with measuring everything in anything but metric? How am I supposed to know how much a rhino weighs?
Had they said 1500 - 2500kg it would have been clear as day.
But on a positive note I now know how much a rhino weighs.
To be fair, I actually find it more difficult to visualise 1500kg than a rhino (I just don't normally interact with things on that scale), so it does help me in terms of knowing how big the satellite roughly is.
I don't know, how the hell am I supposed to know how many rhino's 1500kg is?
I was just thinking when I fo to the zoo they have posters saying how much a rhino weighs because how would anyone intuitively know that.
It's so stupid and also, is gat big for a satellite? I don't know.
That's it I'm giving you a 1/16th of an basketball