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re: Soviet Venus probe launched in 1972 could smash into the Earth on May 10
Posted on 4/30/25 at 7:52 am to Diseasefreeforall
Posted on 4/30/25 at 7:52 am to Diseasefreeforall
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Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:02 am to Diseasefreeforall
Just to stop the sensationalism, per Space.com
If you plug this into the asteroid launcher sim you get a crater of 14 feet.
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"The risks involved are not particularly high, but not zero," Langbroek points out. "With a mass of just under 500 kg and 1-meter size, risks are similar to that of a meteorite impact."
If you plug this into the asteroid launcher sim you get a crater of 14 feet.
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Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:16 am to Diseasefreeforall
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The 1100 lb probe had a malfunction after launch
Are we sure this isn't just some Soviet decades-delayed nuclear missile bound for DC?
Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:20 am to NotoriousFSU
quote:odds of it hitting Lizzo’s big fat arse > odds of it hitting my skinny arse
option C - Lizzo’s big fat arse.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:24 am to Diseasefreeforall
Would be pretty sick if it landed on top of the Kremlin
Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:25 am to Fat and Happy
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we lost the technology to go to the moon.
No we didn't. Public sentiment turned away from it after those morons killed a teacher, so we stopped trying and turned NASA into a global warming propaganda arm.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:26 am to Diseasefreeforall
I would love for a rare bollide to smash into my backyard so I can make an easy $300,000.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:40 am to Rick9Plus
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I worry more than i probably should about space junk. To me it’s like thousands of bullets have been shot into the air and must come down eventually. Do “they” not think about that when launching this bullshite?
The planet is big, space is even bigger. Your odds of winning the Powerball are better than getting hit by space junk, probably by a couple of orders of magnitude. It is also very rare for anything launched not to burn up completely on re-entry. This probe is the exception because it was built "Soviet Stronk, like Bear" to survive re-entry into Venus's much denser and more hostile atmosphere.
As for your last questions, the Soviets never thought about anything other than the glory of international socialism. Did you watch Chernobyl on HBO?
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