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Will Satellite debris disrupt the Earth's magnetic field?
From: Paul Saffo
Date: 2024 Jan 3, 14:58 -0800
From: Paul Saffo
Date: 2024 Jan 3, 14:58 -0800
Interesting paper just out exploring whether the metallic dust shed by disintegrating satellite debris might create a new conductive layer that would mess with the Earth's magnetic field.
As an amateur radio operator, my first thought was that it might make for some nice HF propagation. Then the armchair navigator in me caused me to wonder how it might affect terrestrial navigation. ;-)
Link to the paper here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.09329.pdf
