The Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques has taken this hot picture of the Russian Mars 13-ton probe Phobos-Grunt as it falls to planet Earth. It may hit tomorrow, but we still don’t know where.
According to the latest tracking data and calculations, re-entry is expected from tomorrow to Tuesday. Phobos-Grunt is now orbiting Earth 16 times a day. Scientists don’t know where the impact site is going to be, but it lies “somewhere between the 51st North latitude and the 51st Latitude south.”
They would only be able to pinpoint the area “a few hours before the actual crash.”
via Gizmodo
January 14, 2012
