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March 17, 2018: Remembering Stephen Hawking, Disturbance in Earth's magnetic field, and more | CBC Radio Loaded
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March 17, 2018: Remembering Stephen Hawking, Disturbance in Earth's magnetic field, and more
Plus - Michio Kaku on the far future of humanity and citizen scientists tackle Fukushima radiation
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Posted: Mar 16, 2018 4:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 16, 2018
The South Atlantic Anomaly is an area where Earth's protective magnetic shield is at its weakest. This image was taken by the Doris instrument onboard the satellite known as Jason-1. (Cnes/CLS)
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