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Mars Exploration Rover (MER) aeroshell, artistic rendition

Atmospheric entry is the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a celestial body from outer space—in the case of Earth from an altitude above the Kármán Line, (100 km). This article primarily addresses the process of controlled reentry of vehicles which are intended to reach the planetary surface intact, but the topic also includes uncontrolled (or minimally controlled) cases, such as the intentionally or circumstantially occurring, destructive deorbiting of satellites and the falling back to the planet of "space junk" due to orbital decay.

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• Related: Aerocapture, Ballistic reentry, Ionization blackout, Landing footprint, Skip reentry

Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (The... Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (The Aerospace Corporation) www.aero.org/capabilities/cords/index.html - Web

Early Reentry Vehicles: Blunt Bodies and Ablatives Early Reentry Vehicles: Blunt Bodies and Ablatives www.centennialofflight.gov/.../Tech19.htm - Web

Buran's heat shield Buran's heat shield www.buran-energia.com/bourane/bourane-consti-bouclier.php - Web

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Encyclopedia Astronautica article Encyclopedia Astronautica article www.astronautix.com/craftfam/rescue.htm - Web

Atmospheric entry Atmospheric entry en.citizendium.org/wiki/Atmospheric_reentry - Web

EADS Astrium EADS Astrium www.astrium.eads.net/en/prog/atmospheric-re-entry-systems.html - Web

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