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Old 17th Mar 2014, 12:45
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FE Hoppy said:

There is some confusion now over the gap in the middle as the explanation given at todays press briefing is what we would call "bobbins" in my part of the world.
Bobbins or not, the implication of the press briefing is that max/min speed calculations are among the data that have been used to bound the arcs or corridors. The diagram below shows roughly what was described (note this is not an official document - just my own interpretation of the words used in the press briefing to answer a question about the extent of the corridors):



As others have suggested, clearly there are circular/zig-zag paths that could leave you on the red line inside the minimum range circle - but there may be other data (including earlier "pings") that allow this possibility to be discounted.

Perhaps one of the watching media reps will ask about this at (or before) tomorrow's press briefing.

Last edited by volcanicash; 18th Mar 2014 at 08:42. Reason: Clarify that this is NOT an official document
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