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The atmospheric burn-up of satellites during their fall to Earth produces aluminum oxide, which can destroy atmospheric ozone and alter Earth's albedo — its ability to reflect sunlight.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The material is a synthetic form of aluminum oxide, one of the hardest substances second only to diamond.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
Conventional metal satellites create aluminum oxide particles during re-entry, but wooden ones would just burn up with less pollution, Doi said.
—Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Conventional metal satellites create aluminum oxide particles during re-entry, but wooden ones would burn up with less pollution, Doi said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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“Aluminum oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aluminum%20oxide. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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