Neutrosphere
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Neutrosphere
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The atmospheric
shell from the earth's surface upward in which the atmospheric
constituents are for the most part not ionized, i.e., it is electrically
neutral.
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The region of transition between the neutrosphere and the ionosphere is
somewhere between 70 and 90 kilometers, depending on latitude and season.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use