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NALT Concept Space
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  1. Fields of Study
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. Earth atmosphere
  4. exosphere
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. Earth atmosphere
  4. exosphere

Preferred term

exosphere

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The outermost, or topmost, portion of the atmosphere. Its lower boundary is the critical level of escape, variously estimated at 500 to 1000 kilometers above the Earth's surface.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/212238

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