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Radiation Belt

A ring-shaped region around a planet in which electrically charged particles (usually electrons and protons ) are trapped. The particles follow spiral trajectories around the direction of the magnetic field of the planet. The radiation belts surrounding Earth are known as the Van Allen belts.

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