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exosphere
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exosphere: see atmosphere atmosphere [Gr.,=sphere of air], the mixture of gases surrounding a celestial body with sufficient gravity to maintain it. Although some details about the atmospheres of other planets and satellites are known, only the earth's atmosphere has been well studied, the
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But the exospheric "escape rate,' notes Thomas Donahue of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, would account for about 1,000 times less water than the proposed comet flux is said to be bringing in.
Spots in the air: a comet controversy by Eberhart, Jonathan / Science News
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