Van Allen radiation belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radiation belt
gptkbp:affects satellite operations
astronaut safety
gptkbp:category astrophysics
space weather
magnetospheric physics
gptkbp:composedOf charged particles
gptkbp:contains gptkb:electrons
gptkb:protons
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 radiation belt
gptkbp:locatedIn Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:partOf Earth's space environment
gptkbp:protectedBy Earth from solar wind
gptkbp:region inner belt
outer belt
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Explorer_3
gptkb:Van_Allen_Probes
gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:van
gptkb:aurora_borealis
gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkb:Operation_Argus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6