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NASA is tracking a dent that’s slowly widening in Earth’s magnetic field – ThePrint
The large dent or a weak spot, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, in magnetosphere extends from South America to Southwest Africa.
Bengaluru: NASA has announced that its researchers are actively tracking the South Atlantic Anomaly, a large but slowly widening weak spot in the Earths magnetic field over the Atlantic Ocean. The region extends from South America to Southwest Africa, over the Atlantic Ocean.
The Earths magnetic field acts like a protective bubble around the planet, shielding its inhabitants from harmful radiation from the Sun. But it is not completely uniform or stable due to changes over time with Earths oute…
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