How CubeSats may hurt the ozone layer

Iodine is seen as a promising substitute for the extra pricey xenon within the thrusters of miniature satellites comparable to CubeSats. Researchers have now calculated the dangers that the iodine exhaust may pose to Earth’s protecting stratospheric ozone layer¹.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01281-w

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