Source: Discovery News
Hope this doesn’t seem too much like science class, but I found this picture, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, compelling not just for its sheer beauty, but also because of its lucid portrayal of how Earth’s atmosphere is layered.
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Sure, I’ve bandied about the terms “troposphere” and “stratosphere” — snuck them into news articles when possible — but to be honest I’ve never had a clear picture in my head of what that really looked like. So thanks for the visual, NASA, and here’s the explanation of what we’re seeing:
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