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Description: Two giant belts of radiation surround Earth. The inner belt (red) is dominated by protons and the outer one (blue) by electrons. Image Credit: NASA
Title: Rendering of Van Allen radiation belts of Earth 2
Credit: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/van-allen-probes-reveal-zebra-stripes-in-space
Author: JHUAPL, NASA, recoloured by cmglee
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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