Daily Mail UK By Stacy Liberatore Deputy Science And Technology Editor For Dailymail.Com
Dead NASA satellite the size of a shipping container is just HOURS away from hitting Earth and has a one in 2,500 chance of killing someone — these are the potential impact zones
• New updates about NASA's dead craft show it will re-enter Earth at 9:30pm ET
• The projected impact zone is anywhere in South America, Africa or Asia
A dead NASA spacecraft with a one in 2,500 chance of killing someone is just one hour away from crashing into Earth - and astronomers have drawn up a map of potential impact zones.
The 600-pound craft - about the size of a shipping container - is set to re-enter the atmosphere at 9:30pm ET after it was retired by the space agency in 2018 due to communication failure.
NASA said Tuesday that the reentry location is not being disclosed, given lingering uncertainty over when and where it might go down.
But Aerospace, a national security space program, shows debris that survives the hellish return could fall anywhere in South America, Africa or Asia.
There is a 75 percent chance of debris crashing into the ocean, but NASA has still admitted a 'low' risk of it impacting land.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11991769/Here-potential-impact-zones-NASAs-dead-spacecraft-heading-Earth.html
