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PPT Slide
"Starfish" and Nature's own Surprises
- Following 3 Soviet tests with large bomb explosions, the US "Starfish" H-bomb test was conducted in July 1962 west of Hawaii.
- The intense artificial belt from the blast disabled 3 s/c and some of its particles persisted over a year.
In Mar 1991,nature created its own extra belt following a strong compression of the magnetosphere. It remained when CRRES failed at the end of 1991.
Above is background material for archival reference only.
