Definition of IONOSPHERE

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Recent Examples on the Web Such oscillations generally spread out in all directions, including upward towards the ionosphere. — The Economist, "Planetary monitoring A plan to turn the atmosphere into one, enormous sensor," 11 June 2020 These rippled outward from the point in the ionosphere directly above the earthquake’s epicentre. — The Economist, "Planetary monitoring A plan to turn the atmosphere into one, enormous sensor," 11 June 2020 After separating, each of the two mini-satellites deploys a five-meter steel tape that can collect free electrons from the ionosphere. — Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American, "Kilometer-Long Space-Tether Tests Fuel-Free Propulsion," 4 Nov. 2019 Coupled with an ionosphere that can create organic snow and the potential for an interior ocean, Triton is an exciting exploration target to understand how habitable worlds may develop in our solar system and others. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA signals interest in Venus and volcanoes for next science missions," 13 Feb. 2020 The work tracks how energy spreads out from the site of a lightning bolt into the ionosphere via an electromagnetic pulse. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Data from the International Space Station confirms: Lightning is insane," 10 Dec. 2019 Learning more about the ionosphere -- part of Earth's upper atmosphere where the sun's radiation collides with gas that breaks into electrons and ions -- is key. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "NASA's newest mission, ICON, expected to launch tonight," 10 Oct. 2019 Because the pulse takes time to reach the ionosphere, there's a delay between the lightning and the appearance of the elve. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Data from the International Space Station confirms: Lightning is insane," 10 Dec. 2019 More missions are planned in coming years to study the ionosphere, including from the International Space Station. — Author: Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News, "NASA launches satellite to explore where air meets space," 11 Oct. 2019

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“Ionosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ionosphere. Accessed 7 Aug. 2020.

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