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