The Electric Atmosphere: Plasma (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

The Electric Atmosphere: Plasma

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Two giant donuts of charged particles called the Van Allen Belts surround Earth.

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Credit: NASA/T. Benesch, J. Carns

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