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GOCE Satellite Burned Up Over Falkland Islands

Posted by Unknown on from the burning-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an update on the fate of the GOCE satellite. From the article: "The mystery of GOCE's re-entry has now been solved — the one-ton satellite came down over the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory 300 miles east of the Patagonian coast in the South Atlantic Ocean."

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  1. mixup at the Falkland Islands. by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dont think that's what they meant when they said they wanted Satellite TV.

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  2. Re:Patagonian coast, that is, Argentina. by Dereck1701 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "That said, the land should belong to Argentina."

    If it was an occupation I would agree wholeheartedly. However if what I am reading is correct the people (mostly of European decent) currently living there have been doing so for around 200 years. Even the first known settlement, around 323 years ago, was of English origin. A referendum held in march of this year had a 99.8% vote to remain a colony of the UK. People should have the ability to associate with others based on their own determination, not geographic location.

  3. and.... by argStyopa · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Argentina immediately claimed that the satellite was, in fact, theirs.

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