burn up
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Another worry is soot, created when fuel burns and when plastic satellite parts burn up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
On Earth, smaller objects "burn up high in the... atmosphere due to friction" before they reach the ground, noted Betts, which is not the case on Earth's natural satellite.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Meteors appear as glowing streaks when tiny bits of dust, pebbles, or rock burn up while entering Earth's atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025
They enter at high speed and burn up.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
I now risked dying from oxygen toxicity, as the excessively high amount of oxygen threatened to burn up my nervous system, lungs, and eyes.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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