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Follow a Simulated Journey of the Destruction of ESA's Aeolus Mission


On July 28th, the European Space Agency commanded its long-working Aeolus wind profile mission to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. It did that and disintegrated into pieces over Antarctica.

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