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A Texas farmer found a charred ACES astronaut helmet lying in his rural field following the tragic Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003. (lemmy.world)

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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Possibly though by the time catastrophe struck Columbia it had already bled off 5,000 mph from its entry speed (17,500 down to 12,500 before breakup)

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think the truth lies somewhere in between "it burns right up" and "2/3rds of the planet is water"

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Also, human remains are 2/3 water, so they'd be less likely to burn completely

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

After further reading( including from an old quora entry where a person who searched and found debris commented) they did find some larger remains. Apparently the crew cabin imploded and retained some remains as it spun and fell, ejecting more debris and remains as it plummeted.