Makes a lot of sense. Space junk will pile up if you leave it up there, so you want it to come back to earth, but you can't drop that stuff on land for various reasons, so the most uninhabited part of earth is a good choice to drop this stuff down.
The Soviet spacecraft cemetery in the Pacific
Submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to astronomy@mander.xyz
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231006-the-soviet-spacecraft-cemetery-in-the-pacific
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 months ago
When Cthulhu finally does rise, it’ll be to complain about all the shit we’re dropping on his/her/their/its home