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From: millard@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Millard Edgerton)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Mission Map question
Message-ID: <1991Jun11.222448.4481@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 11 Jun 91 22:24:48 GMT
References: <1991Jun7.134837.11390@b15.b15.ingr.com>
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
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ptc@b15.b15.ingr.com (Paul Carter) writes:

>This is kinda an obscure question, but maybe I'm not the only one who
>has wondered about this, so I'll ask the net.

>I have been watching NASA select over the years, and noticed a symbol
>on the tracking map that shows up on every orbit. It looks like a [ 
>and it's on the bottom of each orbit and/or the top (can't remember).
>What does this symbol mean?

>Also, what is the South Atlantic Anomoly?

>Thanks

>Paul
For the South Alantic Anomaly, see May 91 Sky & Telescope!  A very
good article.

Millard
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