Measurement of a lithium plume from the uncontrolled re-entry of a #Falcon9 rocket: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03154-8 -> Rocket #reentry pollutes the #UpperAtmosphere: https://physicsworld.com/a/rocket-re-entry-pollutes-the-upper-atmosphere/

Measurement of a lithium plume from the uncontrolled re-entry of a Falcon 9 rocket - Communications Earth & Environment
A plume of pollutants in the upper atmosphere above Germany is identified using lidar observations of lithium concentrations and can be traced back to the uncontrolled re-entry of a specific rocket launch through atmospheric modelling