[meteorite-list] Phobos-Grunt May Crash to Earth on January 15th

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:23:47 -0500
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Hi List,

We now have a garbage dump orbiting Earth, and it's no surprise that
we are seeing increased incidents of space junk returning home. For
collectors of manmade meteorites and "flown" space artifacts, this
will be a bonanza. For the rest of us - look out!

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 1/5/12, Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
> http://www.space.com/14143-doomed-mars-probe-phobos-grunt-crash-january-15.html
>
> Doomed Russian Mars Probe May Crash to Earth on Jan. 15
> by Mike Wall
> space.com
> 05 January 2012
>
> A failed Russian Mars probe is expected to come crashing back to Earth next
> weekend, according to news reports.
>
> The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft was stranded in Earth orbit shortly after its
> Nov. 8 launch, and it's been circling lower and lower ever since. Russian
> space
> officials now estimate that the probe will meet its fiery demise in Earth's
> atmosphere next Sunday (Jan. 15).
>
> "As of Wednesday morning, the fragments of Phobos-Grunt are expected to fall
> January 15, 2012," Alexei Zolotukhin, spokesman for Russia's military space
> forces,
> told Russian news agencies Wednesday (Jan. 4), according to Agence-France
> Presse.
> "The final date could change due to external factors."
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