Predicting 'Killer' Electrons In The Earth's Outer Radiation Belt Protects Spacecraft (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Predicting 'Killer' Electrons In The Earth's Outer Radiation Belt Protects Spacecraft

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This is an artist's rendering of the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth. The purple, concentric shells represent the inner and outer belts. They completely encircle Earth, but have been cut away in this image to show detail.

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NASA's Conceptual Image Lab/Walt Feimer

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