Mesosphere

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Mesosphere

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1. The atmospheric shell, in which temperature generally decreases with heights, extending from the stratopause at about 50 to 55 kilometers to the mesopause at about 80 to 85 kilometers. </dd>
2. The atmospheric shell between the top of the ionosphere (the top of this region has never been clearly defined) and the bottom of the exosphere. (This definition has not gained general acceptance.) </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use