The places where the Soviet probe scheduled for this Saturday could have an impact: “It will fall like a stone”
This Saturday early in the morning is expected Fall on the planet Earth Kosmos 482launched by the Soviet Union extinct in 1972 in Venus, and this will be affected by the terrestrial atmosphere After a more than measured century journey. But … where will he fall?
In reality, it is impossible to be concrete, because the place of fall (if it happens) depends on numerous factors. However, as explained in the portal AerospaceThe most normal is that Be the ocean.
The possible autumn area is very large, as seen on the map under these paragraphs. The lines that cross the map mark the probable area in which the Kosmos 482 will fall, while The red point located on the western coast of Australia Scores the place where the satellite should be fragmented.
According to the European Space Agency (ESA), the Kosmos 482 probe could report the 8:37 in the morning of this Saturday (Spanish peninsular time), although the margin of error is more/less three hours and 20 minutes.
However, there are many factors that influence the fall, such as the sun activity, whether the probe brings the parachute or not and takes it, If it will open when you reach our planet.
In declarations collected by The countryBenjamín Bastida Virgili, who works in the surveillance service of the space water of the European Space Agency, says that “normally, An object in a return is not like a meteorite. ”
“The objects stop almost completely in their fall on earth because of the Rubb He falls like a stoneAbout 300 meters per second, “adds Bastida.
Launched in 1972 to study Venus
The ship was launched by the USSR in 1972 with the aim of studying Venus, but a breakdown of his rocket prevented him from escaping the terrestrial gravity. It is believed that a failure has caused the engine burning, which It has not reached enough speed.
Since then, it has been trapped in an elliptical orbit, converted into space garbage. What makes him different is not only his age, but its extremely resistant structuredesigned to support the infernal conditions of our nearby planet. And this raises a disturbing possibility: it could survive up and reach the surface.
