Crippled Russian space probe ('most toxic falling satellite ever') could crash back to Earth

[pampango]

A Russian space probe aiming to land on a Mars moon was stuck circling the Earth after equipment failure Wednesday, and scientists raced to fire up its engines before the whole thing came crashing down.

One U.S. space expert said the craft could become the most dangerous manmade object ever to hit the planet.

"About seven tons of nitrogen teroxide and hydrazine, which could freeze before ultimately entering, will make it the most toxic falling satellite ever," he said.

"What was billed as the heaviest interplanetary probe ever may become one of the heaviest space derelicts to ever fall back to Earth out of control, an unenviable record."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/09/technology-space-probe-earth.html

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. Play all you want, boys; just clean-up after yourselves. nt

[dipsydoodle]

2. If the hydrazine and tetroxide

combined on impact there'd sure a whoosh.

[Lint Head]

3. Humanity's trash is coming back to visit.