In recent days,The Bermuda Triangle‘, that mysterious area of the Earth between Miami, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico, was one of the most popular topics of conversation among people.
This was due to the fact that a statement was taken by John Tarduno, professor of geophysics at the University of Rochester, made in August 2020.
At the time, the academician was linked to the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, for its acronym in English). However, Tarduno and the agency have nothing to do with each other.
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At first, it was reported that Tarduno had said that I did not like the nickname “Bermuda Triangle”, but in that region, the lower intensity of the geomagnetic field leads to a greater vulnerability of the satellites to energy particles, – could cause damage to spacecraft when crossing the area “.
Although his words were true, the academician did not refer to the “Bermuda Triangle” in the North American region, but to the South Atlantic Anomaly (or SAA, for the acronym in English).
And what is SAA? It is a region of outer space over the Atlantic Ocean (between Brazil and Africa) where satellites and other electronic devices behave in a special way due to the weakness of the Earth’s magnetic field.
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Many scientists have called this area the “Bermuda Triangle” of space, a nickname that not everyone likes (including Tarduno) because it can be misinterpreted.
It must also be said that this area of space is being studied not only by NASA, but by all space agencies, as understanding this space region is essential for the functioning of its various missions, equipped and unmanned.
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