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Robert Lea

EXPLAINED: Scientists reconstruct aeolus satellite s fiery fall to earth from space | Vintage Vibes

An illustration depicting the Aeolus spacecraft making a fiery reentry over the Antartica

On Friday, July 28, the wind-measuring spacecraft Aeolus made its fiery return to Earth, disintegrating high above the planet's surface in the first controlled reentry of its kind. 

Now, about one week later, engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) have calculated the descent path of Aeolus, the first satellite ever to measure the winds of Earth from space and named after the keeper of the winds in Greek mythology.

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