[ RadSafe ] NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal Zebra Stripes in Space

[ROY HERREN]

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/van-allen-probes-reveal-zebra-stripes-in-space/#.Uyp6paLDXUp

NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal Zebra Stripes in Space 
March 19, 2014
Scientists have discovered a new, persistent structure in one of two radiation 
belts surrounding Earth. NASA's twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft have 
shown that high-energy electrons in the inner radiation belt display a 
persistent pattern that resembles slanted zebra stripes. Surprisingly, 
this structure is produced by the slow rotation of Earth, previously 
considered incapable of affecting the motion of radiation belt 
particles, which have velocities approaching the speed of light.
 
Roy Herren