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I'd be curious to know roughly how long the disturbance lasted. Did it dissipate/recover in minutes, or did it stick around for the better part of a day (or tw
by lwhalen 9y ago
I'd be curious to know roughly how long the disturbance lasted. Did it dissipate/recover in minutes, or did it stick around for the better part of a day (or two, or three)?
- pavon 9y agoAccording to arstechnica's reporting on the paper (I don't have access to full text): "In the case of this Falcon 9 launch, it induced a plasma hole that lasted for two to three hours, which a magnitude comparable to a magnetic storm" https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/spacex-launch-last-year-punched-huge-temporary-hole-in-the-ionosphere/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/spacex-launch-last-y...