How NASA is dealing with the ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field0

• From Around the Web, Space
• August 20, 2020

Earth is an enormous magnet, its iron-rich core creating a shield of magnetic field that envelopes the planet —— well, almost. A “dent” in this magnetic field known as the South Atlantic Anomaly allows charged particles from the sun to dip closer to the planet in an area over South America and the Southern Atlantic Ocean.