Inner Van Allen belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radiation belt
gptkbp:affects spacecraft electronics
gptkbp:contains gptkb:electrons
high-energy protons
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1958
gptkbp:elevation about 1,000 to 12,000 kilometers above Earth's surface
gptkbp:hazardousTo satellites
astronauts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Inner Van Allen belt
gptkbp:influencedBy solar activity
gptkbp:locatedIn Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:mainSourceOfProtons cosmic ray interactions with Earth's atmosphere
gptkbp:monitors satellites
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
gptkbp:range tens of MeV (protons)
up to 1 MeV (electrons)
gptkbp:shape toroidal
gptkbp:strongestAt Earth's magnetic equator
gptkbp:weakerAt magnetic poles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earth's_radiation_belts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7