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Wont happen so dramatically. By the time anything is melting the aero forces will have far exceeded the probe's ability to point. It will start with a very slow tumble, breaking contact. The spinning and destructive heating will come some minutes (hours?) later. Of course, due to distance, by the time we see the break in contact the probe will be gone, allowing the op's careful language re timings to make it seem like everything will happen at once.


i bet you're fun at parties.


I still think someone within this community could make this into a dramatic short film.



The problem is the only thing we have capable of witnessing this event is the thing experiencing it.




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