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Van Allen radiation belt: References & Edit History
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- convergence of magnetic field lines
- Earth
- magnetic mirror effect
- magnetosphere
- plasma activity
- space exploration
- space weather
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- In Explorer
- International Geophysical Year
- Van Allen
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Academia - Iowa Enters the Space Age: James Van Allen, Earths Radiation Belts, and Experiments to Disrupt Them. | Nov 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Texas at Austin - Van Allen Radiation Belts. | Jun 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Unusual stable trapping of the ultrarelativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts. | Apr 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA Science - What are the Van Allen Belts and why do they matter? | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - Genesois of the Van Allen Radiation Belt. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Iowa Enters the Space Age: James Van Allen, Earths Radiation Belts, and Experiments to Disrupt Them. | Oct 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks at Howard Community College - Journal of Research in Progress Vol. 3 - Variations of Particle Motion in the Van Allen Belts. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space Center Houston - What are the Van Allen radiation belts? | Mar 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - Van Allen Radiation Belts: Facts & Findings. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Iowa - The Radio and Plasma Wave Group - Discovery of the Van Allen Radiation Belts. | Nov 06, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - Van Allen Probes Spot an Impenetrable Barrier in Space. | Nov 06, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Van Allen Probes. | Jun 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Van Allen Probes. | Jun 10, 2016 | ||
| Text added that describes the temporary appearance of a third belt between the inner and outer Van Allen radiation belts. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Diagram depicting Earth's magnetosphere and Van Allen radiation belt added. | Jul 05, 2012 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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