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noun - the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
The portion of the atmosphere from about 30 to 80 kilometers (20 to 50 miles) above the earth’s surface, characterized by temperatures that decrease from 10C to –90C (50F to –130F) with increasing altitude.
MESOSPHERE - The mesosphere (; from Greek mesos "middle" and sphaira "sphere") is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and ...
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Look down on the world from here and seem posher somehow |
Note, distress call has little power present in rarefied region |
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Aug 5 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
Mar 22 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
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From 30 to 50 miles up is this intermediate section of the atmosphere; it gets its name from the Greek for "middle" |
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The mesosphere (; from Greek mesos "middle" and sphaira "sphere") is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere. In the mesosphere, temperature decreases as the altitude increases. This characteristic is used to define its limits: it begins at the top of the stratosphere (sometimes called the stratopause), and ends at the mesopause, which is the coldest part of Earth's atmosphere with temperatures below 143 °C (225 °F; 130 K). The exact upper and lower boundaries of the mesosphere vary with latitude and with season (higher in winter and at the tropics, lower in summer and at the poles), but the lower boundary is usually located at heights from 50 to 65 kilometres (164,000 to 213,000 ft; 31 to 40 mi) above the Earth's surface and the upper boundary (mesopause) is usually around 85 to 100 kilometres (53 to 62 mi).The stratosphere, mesosphere and lowest part of the thermosphere are collectively referred to as the "middle |