Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoExplain that, science nerds!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down118
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minus-squareSkasi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months ago will destroy the ozone layer, without which the earth will lose its atmosphere relatively quickly. What?
minus-squareidiomaddict@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThe aluminum and other metals in the space crafts bond with the ozone, which could fuck with our magnetosphere. It turns out it’s mostly from satellites burning up on reentry, which makes way more sense though.
minus-squareSkasi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoAnd a messed up ozone layer means the atmosphere will… disappear?
What?
The aluminum and other metals in the space crafts bond with the ozone, which could fuck with our magnetosphere. It turns out it’s mostly from satellites burning up on reentry, which makes way more sense though.
And a messed up ozone layer means the atmosphere will… disappear?