Van Allen Radiation Belts

Uses animation, models, and live action photography to explain some of the purposes for and methods of obtaining information from exploratory space flights. Shows the relationships among the earth, the sun, the magnetosphere, and the radiation belts. Describes how an exploratory craft is put together and how it is used to explore the radiation regions., Dr. James Van Allen and other scientists explain some of the purposes and methods of obtaining information in exploratory space flights. Uses animated drawings, models, and live photography to visualize the relationships between the earth, the sun, the magnetosphere, and the radiation belts, and to explain how radio-equipped spacecraft explore the radiation regions.Historical Summary:Uses animation, models, and live action photography to explain some of the purposes for and methods of obtaining information from exploratory space flights. Shows the relationships among the earth, the sun, the magnetosphere, and the radiation belts. Describes how an exploratory craft is put together and how it is used to explore the radiation regions.