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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces
(futurism.com)
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this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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Rapid unscheduled disassembly.
Plus “Into pieces” is rather unnecessary there.
You can explode without turning into pieces, though
Arguable. I’d say it’s the same but the size of the pieces varies.
Where do pieces end and particles begin?
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The actual answer is at vaporization temperature. Which the satellite did not reach.