Earth’s outer radiation belt

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Earth’s outer radiation belt is a torus-shaped region of space around Earth filled with high-energy charged particles trapped by the planet’s magnetic field.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Van Allen radiation belts	1

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this entity surface form: Van Allen radiation belts

James A. Van Allen → hasDiscovered → Earth’s outer radiation belt ⓘ