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radiation belt en · NOUN
Meanings
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A region of high-energy charged particles which partly surrounds a planet or star, trapped by its magnetic field and characterized by intense radiation.
Radiation belts have been found circling all the planets in the Solar System that have a strong magnetic field, namely Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Earth.
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Van Allen radiation belt