+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation Lightning Makes a Safe Zone in the Earth's Radiation Belts Radio waves generated by terrrestrial lighting get propagated by electrons along the Earth's magnetic field lines and sweep high-energy electrons away from their path. This opens a 'Safe Zone' in the radiation belts.    None Duration: 30.0 seconds Available formats:   720x486     Frames (Frames)   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   16 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   26 MB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   4 MB   320x240     JPEG         6 KB   320x240     JPEG         6 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   22 MB   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-4   10 MB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       925 KB How to play our movies    None Available formats:   2500 x 1687     TIFF 5 MB   150 x 101         JPEG       3 KB   320 x 215         JPEG       9 KB   75 x 50             JPEG       1 KB    None Available formats:   2500 x 1687     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 215         JPEG       8 KB    None Available formats:   2500 x 1687     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 215         JPEG       6 KB Animation Number: 10067 Completed: 2005-04-27 Animator: Walt Feimer (HTSI) (Lead) Scientist: James Green (NASA/GSFC) Series: Lightning and the Safe Zone Keywords: SVS >> Lightning DLESE >> Space science SVS >> Radiation Belts     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: