Why is tremendous amount of energy produced when spaceship enters earth's atmosphere
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Our atmosphere is composed of gases, dust particles and also suspended particles. So, when a space craft from outer space re-enters the Earth's atmosphere
If you consider in respect of microscopic level; the dust particles rubes the body of the space craft and offers a resistance ( friction) and as you know that friction creates heat.. so from this microscopic level small amount of heat gets accumulated and finally it creates flame in macroscopic level.
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Our atmosphere is composed of gases, dust particles and also suspended particles. So, when a space craft from outer space re-enters the Earth's atmosphere
If you consider in respect of microscopic level; the dust particles rubes the body of the space craft and offers a resistance ( friction) and as you know that friction creates heat.. so from this microscopic level small amount of heat gets accumulated and finally it creates flame in macroscopic level.
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compressed air.
Explanation:
i have seen many answers suggest that its due to friction, but infact, its really due to compressed air. any spaceship enters the earth's atmosphere at several mach's (anything entering from orbital speeds, i.e. is 8km/s goes upto 25 mach at re-entry). so at this high speed, air cant escape fast enough and gets compressed. the big fireball is nothing but just compressed air that's been formed into another state of matter, known as plasma.
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