Van Allen radiation belts

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radiation belt
gptkbp:affects satellite operations
astronaut safety
gptkbp:canBePenetratedBy gptkb:Apollo_missions
gptkbp:category space weather
magnetospheric physics
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:electrons
gptkb:protons
charged particles
gptkbp:contains high-energy particles
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1958
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Van Allen radiation belts
gptkbp:innerBeltAltitude about 1,000 to 12,000 kilometers above Earth
gptkbp:locatedIn Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:outerBeltAltitude about 13,000 to 60,000 kilometers above Earth
gptkbp:powerSource cosmic rays
solar wind
gptkbp:region inner belt
outer belt
gptkbp:shape Earth's magnetic field
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Explorer_3
gptkb:Van_Allen_Probes
gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkbp:threats spacecraft electronics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:magnetometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5