Daily Archives: April 9, 2009

Van Allen radiation belt

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles (plasma) around Earth, held in place by Earth’s magnetic field. Earth’s geomagnetic field is not uniformly distributed around its surface. On the sun side, it is compressed because of … Continue reading →

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