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ragica@lemmy.ml to Space, the final frontier@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Space Junk Is Invisibly Polluting Earth, And We Only Just Found Out. "Metal vapor in the stratosphere is only predicted to increase."

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Space Junk Is Invisibly Polluting Earth, And We Only Just Found Out. "Metal vapor in the stratosphere is only predicted to increase."

www.sciencealert.com

ragica@lemmy.ml to Space, the final frontier@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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Space Junk Is Invisibly Polluting Earth, And We Only Just Found Out
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Even the space junk designed with disposal in mind is a polluting presence around Earth, a new study has found. Those chunks of rocket and space station and dead satellites that burn up on atmospheric reentry leave miniscule traces of metal lingering...
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    2 years ago

    Um…no they don’t.

    https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/leaded-aviation-fuel-and-environment

    Relevant bits:

    Avgas is a specialized fuel used to power piston engine aircraft.

    Jet aircraft and turbine-powered, propeller aircraft do not use avgas, but instead use fuels very similar to kerosene, which does not contain a lead additive.

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      So

      Wait until you find out that jet non-turbine planes use leaded fuel.

      FTFY?

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