Earth's Radiation Belts (Animation) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Earth's Radiation Belts (Animation)

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The twin Van Allen Probes have spent more than six years orbiting through Earth's radiation belts. Orbit changes in early 2019 will ensure that the spacecraft eventually de-orbit and disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere. View GIF: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/orbitweb2.gif

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NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio

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