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Crash of Falling Russian Spacecraft Imminent, Experts Say
Experts predict that Russia’s failed Mars probe Phobos-Grunt will crash back to Earth in mid-January 2012. This artist’s concept shows fuel burning from a ruptured fuel tank as the spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere. Credit: Michael Caroll
Update: Mars Probe Crashes Into Pacific Ocean: Reports
After languishing in Earth orbit for more than two months, the 14.5-ton Phobos-Grunt spacecraft fell at around 12:45 p.m. EST (1745 GMT) Sunday, apparently slamming into the atmosphere over a stretch of the southern Pacific off the coast of Chile, Russian officials told the Ria Novosti news agency.
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