Shocking Recipe for Making Killer Electrons
March 12, 2010
The Earth’s magnetosphere is shown in blue. The Van Allen outer and inner radiation belts are located within the magnetosphere. They have been represented as two tori around Earth colored orange. The Van Allen radiation belts were discovered as a result of an experiment designed by James Van Allen that was carried onboard the first US satellite, Explorer 1, launched in 1958. The Cluster constellation orbit in these regions. Credits: ESA
Topics:
Environment, Space exploration, Planetary science, Space plasmas, Explorer 4, Cluster mission, Io, James Van Allen, Magnetosphere, Van Allen radiation belt, Earth, Electromagnetism