I only recently learned -- like last week! -- that people believe the Van Allen belts are hot enough to melt spacecraft. So obviously I did a short trying to break down how that doesn't happen.
https://youtube.com/shorts/cusoCwbFkkk?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/cusoCwbFkkk?feature=share
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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD0266548.pdf
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