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Do rockets fly in the thermosphere?
The space shuttle and the International Space Station both orbit Earth within the thermosphere! Below the thermosphere, gases made of different types of atoms and molecules are thoroughly mixed together by turbulence in the atmosphere.
Do rockets fly in the mesosphere?
Weather balloons and other aircraft cannot fly high enough to reach the mesosphere. Satellites orbit above the mesosphere and cannot directly measure traits of this layer. Scientists use instruments on sounding rockets to sample the mesosphere directly, but such flights are brief and infrequent.
Do rockets go through the ozone layer?
When solid-fuel rockets launch, they release chlorine gas directly into the stratosphere, where the chlorine reacts with oxygen to form ozone-destroying chlorine oxides. Soot and aluminum oxide in rocket oxide depletes upper-atmosphere ozone, which shields the Earth’s surface from damaging ultraviolet rays.
Why are satellites in the thermosphere?
It is called the thermosphere because temperatures can reach up to 1,500 degrees Celsius (2,732 degrees Fahrenheit). However, despite the high temperatures, the pressure is very low, so satellites don’t suffer heat damage.
What does the thermosphere layer do?
The thermosphere is the layer in the Earth’s atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. Radiation causes the atmosphere particles in this layer to become electrically charged particles, enabling radio waves to be refracted and thus be received beyond the horizon.
Which layer contains the ozone layer?
the stratosphere
Most atmospheric ozone is concentrated in a layer in the stratosphere, about 9 to 18 miles (15 to 30 km) above the Earth’s surface (see the figure below). Ozone is a molecule that contains three oxygen atoms. At any given time, ozone molecules are constantly formed and destroyed in the stratosphere.
Which layer of the atmosphere is where birds and aircraft fly?
The Stratosphere
The Stratosphere: Where Birds and Planes Fly and Bacteria Thrives.
What is the coolest layer?
The lithosphere is the coolest layer of the Earth in terms of temperature, with the heat from the lower layers generating the plate movements.