Van Allen belts

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radiation belt
gptkbp:affects satellite operations
astronaut safety
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:electrons
gptkb:protons
charged particles
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1958
gptkbp:extendsTo about 1,000 km above Earth's surface
about 60,000 km above Earth's surface
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Van Allen belts
gptkbp:locatedIn Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:partOf Earth's space environment
gptkbp:range from kiloelectronvolts to megaelectronvolts
gptkbp:region inner belt
outer belt
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:auroras
geomagnetic storms
solar wind
gptkbp:riskFactor human spaceflight
unshielded electronics
gptkbp:shape Earth's magnetic field
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Explorer_3
gptkb:Van_Allen_Probes
gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earth's_radiation_belts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7