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Thu Mar 25 06:11:08 1982
South American anamoly
The South American anamoly is an area where the Van Allen (tm) belts are
particularly close to the surface of the earth.  I recall reading in
Michael Collin's book ''Carrying the Fire'' that Gemini X, which reached
a maximum altitude of 476 miles or so right in this region, was scraping
the bottom of the belts, and some people were concerned about the
increased radiation the astronauts would be exposed to.  Radiation
badges they carried showed no particular problems, though.