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    $\begingroup$ Excellent and speedy answer, thank you! Those images are beautiful 1, 2, 3 They are 2D projections and I assume somehow "unwind" the trajectory's rotational component around the Earth's axis to make these plots. I'll have to think further to try to understand what they might look like in 3D. $\endgroup$
    – uhoh
    Commented Nov 24, 2019 at 4:36
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    $\begingroup$ @uhoh You're welcome) I would like to see that real trajectory too. $\endgroup$
    – Sergiy Lenzion
    Commented Nov 24, 2019 at 4:45
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    $\begingroup$ @uhoh Something is way off in the first image. Apollo didn't flew higher than 35° latitude. Yet it is drawn as if they left over central Europe at 50°. $\endgroup$
    – asdfex
    Commented Nov 24, 2019 at 12:02
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    $\begingroup$ @asdfex Interesting! According to the link that's the geomagnetic equator. It could be that the continents are not drawn correctly, but the plot is roughly correct. It's a really fascinating plot, I cant stop thinking about it!! $\endgroup$
    – uhoh
    Commented Nov 24, 2019 at 12:07
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    $\begingroup$ I'd find it interesting what exactly “1% of a fatal dosage” refers to. This actually sounds like quite a lot; it's not clear whether it's just a vague upper bound on the risk or he means a specific definition in which this is actually the ballpark risk. $\endgroup$
    – leftaroundabout
    Commented Nov 25, 2019 at 0:52