VAN ALLEN BELT


Meaning of VAN ALLEN BELT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ van-ˈa-lən- ]

noun

Etymology: James A. Van Allen

Date: 1958

: a belt of intense radiation in the magnetosphere composed of energetic charged particles trapped by the earth's magnetic field ; also : a similar belt surrounding another planet

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