seth@poopsie.UUCP (Seth D. Hollub) (01/15/90)
In article <1990Jan14.234327.9907@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) clicked: >recall, LDEF gets the third axis with a permanent magnet, which tends to >align one of the short axes with Earth's magnetic field. There are also Silly question #1024: Does the field from the magnets affect the "flow" of charged particles near LDEF? Seems like this would need to be kept in mind while examining materials for damage. Cheers, Seth -- "Noriega is being held in strict isolation; he's in a room with a broken television set." - NPR, 03-Jan-89 seth@ftp.com/harvard!ftp!poopsie!seth,18 Rindge Ave,Cambridge Ma,02140USAEarth