Topic: Satellite Signals

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Lone Rat
Episode 748

748: Lone Rat

Perseid Meteor Shower, GPS Signal Interference Claims

The Perseid meteor shower on August 16, 2015, is linked to anecdotal reports of GPS inaccuracies and Google Maps routing errors. While some suggest the atmospheric activity caused positioning shifts, skeptics argue that meteor particles are too small to impact satellite signals compared to the ionosphere's general behavior.