Diagram of Atmosphere Layers (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Diagram of Atmosphere Layers

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A layer of charged particles, called the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, extending from about 50 to 400 miles above the surface of the planet.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Duberstein

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