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Bookmark or Share- Van Allen Probes - NASA ScienceObjective. Study the Van Allen Belts. The Van Allen Probes studied two extreme and dynamic regions of space known as the Van Allen Radiation Belts that surround Earth. Learn more about Van Allen Probes.
- What are the Van Allen radiation belts? - Space Center HoustonThe Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind. The particles are captured by and held around a planet by that planet’s magnetic field.
- Van Allen radiation belt - WikipediaThe Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind, that are captured by and held around a planet by that planet's magnetosphere. Earth has two such belts, and sometimes others may be temporarily created.
- Studying the Van Allen Belts 60 Years After America’s First ... - NASAIn 2012, NASA launched the twin Van Allen Probes to study particle behavior in the dynamic region. Equipped with superior, radiation-hardened technology, the Van Allen Probes’ instruments go far beyond Explorer 1’s Geiger counter to observe particles, waves and fields in the radiation belts.
- Van Allen Radiation Belts: Facts & Findings | SpaceThe Van Allen Probes (formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm probes) have several scientific goals, including discovering how the particles — ions and electrons — in the belts are...
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