EThis anomaly, present in the planet’s magnetic field, caught the attention of experts, who are analyzing the consequences it could generate.
A strange anomaly in the Earth’s magnetic field raised concern among NASA experts about the serious inconvenience it could cause.
It is present in the magnetic field of the planet and its function is to repel and trap charged particles from the Sun.
But it presents a fault over South America and the southern Atlantic Ocean, where specialists detected the existence of an unusually weak point, which they christened the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA, for its acronym in English).
Scientists at the institution fear that it could interfere with the operation of satellites because in this place those particles are allowed to come closer than normal to the Earth’s surface and the radiation of solar particles in that region could put them out of service. equipment aboard satellites and interfere with their data collection.
NASA compares it to a “dent” in the magnetic field or a “bump” and at the moment it does not have a visible impact on life on Earth, but it is the focus of studies on this.
(diariopopular.com.ar)
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