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The Mesosphere Layer

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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THE MESOPHERE

BY BEN, ROCCO, AND JANE
Photo by Frankie Roberto
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THICKNESS

30000 METERS; BEGINS 50 KM ABOVE EARTHS SURFACE AND ENDS AT 80
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TEMPARATURE

-90 TO -100 DEGREES CELSIUS
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DENSITY

  • 0.1% the mass of the atmosphere
  • It's more dense than the thermosphere
  • Less dense than the stratosphere
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COMPSITION

oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon
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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

  • It's the coldest of all the layers
  • In this layer, most meteors burn up
  • Weather balloons can't fly high enough to study it
  • It's to low for satellites to orbit it
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INTERESTING FACTS

  • The mesosphere is the coldest of the layers
  • Mesosphere means middle sphere in Greek
  • Middle layer
  • Above the stratosphere
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