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    What is the radiation belt that surrounds the Earth?

    Question #114178. Asked by armindasantana. (Apr 18 10 5:52 AM)


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    		The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles (plasma) around Earth, which is held in place by Earth's magnetic field
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt

    Apr 18 10, 6:13 AM

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