van allen belt

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Any of similar areas around another planet
Either of two torus-shaped areas of high-energy charged particles which partly surround Earth, trapped by its magnetic field. The areas are characterised by intense radiation. When the belts "overload", particles strike the upper atmosphere and fluoresce, causing the polar aurora
a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field

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Van Allen belts
plural form of Van Allen belt
Van Allen radiation belt
Any of similar areas around another planet
Van Allen radiation belt
Either of two torus-shaped areas of high-energy charged particles which partly surround Earth, trapped by its magnetic field. The areas are characterised by intense radiation. When the belts "overload", particles strike the upper atmosphere and fluoresce, causing the polar aurora
van allen belt
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