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[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The demise of just one Gen1 Starlink satellite produces about 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of aluminum oxide, a compound that eats away at the ozone layer. A new study finds these oxides have increased 8-fold between 2016 and 2022, and the recent surge is increasing the pollution even more.

More details would be nice. Does it really have a measurable effect on the ozone layer?

On the bright side, each reentry produces a beautiful fireball–and the odds are increasing that you’ll see one.

Huh.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Aluminium oxide is a ceramic so Idk how it is effecting the atmosphere. Like a lot of pottery and sandpaper etc uses it as its quite a hard material