Illustration of electrons in the Van Allen radiation belt around the Earth (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Illustration of electrons in the Van Allen radiation belt around the Earth

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The contours in color show the intensities of the radiation belts. Grey lines show the trajectories of the relativistic electrons in the radiation belts. Concentric circular lines show the trajectory of scientific satellites traversing this dangerous region in space.

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Ingo Michaelis and Yuri Shprits, GFZ

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