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misslily Point Nemo
Out in the deep where there's nobody home, A graveyard of spaceships rests under the foam.
misslily Space agencies use Point Nemo as a safe dumping ground for decommissioned spacecraft.
misslily The closest humans to Point Nemo are often astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Point Nemo: The closest humans to Point Nemo are often astronauts in space, orbiting just 400 kilometers above the oceanic pole of inaccessibility.
The geographic point in the ocean that is farther from land than any other location on Earth. Since 1971, space agencies have guided hundreds of decommissioned spacecraft to crash into this remote Pacific coordinate.
What did scientists determine was the actual source of the mysterious 1997 'Bloop' sound?
Approximately how many decommissioned spacecraft have been intentionally crashed near Point Nemo?
Which of these space stations is scheduled to be retired and crashed near Point Nemo around 2031?
Why are astronauts on the International Space Station often the closest humans to Point Nemo?