Illustration of Van Allen Belts (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Illustration of Van Allen Belts

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The Van Allen Belts, shown in green in this illustration, are concentric doughnut-shaped belts filled with charged particles, trapped by Earth's magnetic field.

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Tony Phillips/NASA

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