Van Allen Probes New View of the Radiation Belts
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- Visualizations by:
- Tom Bridgman
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This visualization is constructed from some of the first data from the Van Allen Probes (formerly RBSP).
The belts are constructed from particle samples by the probes as they pass through the belt, so each 3-D snapshot corresponds to the outward or inward portion of the probes' orbit.
The major result from this early data is the recognition of a third radiation belt (the outer belt appears to actually be two belts).
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Dan Baker (University of Colorado)
- Shrikanth G. Kanekal (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Genna Duberstein (ADNET)
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Datasets used in this visualization
Van Allen Probes ECT (Collected with the Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma Suite sensor)
Observed Data
University of New Hampshire
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details, nor the data sets themselves on our site.
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