mesopeak

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mesopeak: 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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mesopeak [′me·zō‚pēk]

(meteorology)

The temperature maximum at about 30 miles (50 kilometers) in the mesosphere.

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