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Noun: Van Allen radiation belt
  1. A belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
    - Van Allen belt

Derived forms: Van Allen radiation belts

Type of: belt

Part of: Earth, globe, world

Encyclopedia: Van Allen radiation belt

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