van allen (Meaning)
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van allen (n)
United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914)
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van allen Sentence Examples
- The Van Allen radiation belts protect Earth from harmful cosmic radiation.
- The outer Van Allen belt is primarily comprised of electrons.
- Scientists have discovered a third Van Allen belt surrounding Earth.
- The Van Allen belts are caused by Earth's magnetic field entrapping charged particles.
- Astronauts traveling to the Moon must pass through the Van Allen belts.
- The Van Allen belts can be harmful to satellites and other spacecraft.
- The first Van Allen belt was discovered in 1958 by the Explorer 1 satellite.
- The Van Allen belts are named after James Van Allen, the scientist who discovered them.
- The Van Allen belts are an important part of Earth's magnetosphere.
- The Van Allen belts are a source of radiation for scientists studying space exploration.
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United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914)
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The Van Allen radiation belts protect Earth from harmful cosmic radiation.
The outer Van Allen belt is primarily comprised of electrons.
Scientists have discovered a third Van Allen belt surrounding Earth.
The Van Allen belts are caused by Earth's magnetic field entrapping charged particles.
