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mesosphere  

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  • The mesosphere is part of Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere, where the temperature drops from about 270 K to 180 K. It lies between the stratopause and the mesopause and overlaps the lower part of the ionosphere. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/M/mesosphere.html)

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