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Describe how charged particles from space interact with Earth's atmosphere.

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A charged particle (red) spiraling around a magnetic field (blue). ... There are belts of radiation above the Earth, called the Van Allen Belts, where charged particles (mostly protons, or Hydrogen nuclei, and electrons) spiral around the Earth's magnetic field.
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A charged particle (red) spiraling around a magnetic field (blue). ... There are belts of radiation above the Earth, called the Van Allen Belts, where charged particles (mostly protons, or Hydrogen nuclei, and electrons) spiral around the Earth's magnetic field.
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