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English: Two giant belts of radiation surround Earth. The inner belt (red) is dominated by protons and the outer one (blue) by electrons. Image Credit: NASA
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Source http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/van-allen-probes-reveal-zebra-stripes-in-space
Author JHUAPL, NASA, recoloured by cmglee
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Diagram (cutaway) of the two Van Allen radiation belts around Earth: the inner belt (red) dominated by protons and the outer one (blue) by electrons. Image Credit: NASA.

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25 September 2010

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