atmosphere of Earth
gas layer surrounding Earth
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Summary
atmosphere of Earth is a geographic envelope[1]. It draws 16,388 Wikipedia views per month (geographic envelope category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: geosphere[3], atmosphere of a planet[4]
- Made from material: dinitrogen[5], dioxygen[6], argon[7], carbon dioxide[8], neon[9], helium[10], methane[11], krypton[12]
- Part of: Earth[13], natural environment[14]
- Commons category: Earth's atmosphere[15]
- Located on astronomical body: Earth[16]
- Has part(s): troposphere[17], stratosphere[18], ionosphere[19], upper atmosphere[20], homosphere and heterosphere[21], stratopause[22], thermopause[23], tropopause[24], air[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atmosphere of Earth[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The American Cyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[29], New International Encyclopedia[30]
- Topic has template: Template:Earth's atmosphere[31], Template:地球大気の鉛直構造[32]
- Mass: 5,200,000,000,000,000,000[33]
- Studied by: meteorology[34], geophysics[35], atmospheric physics[36], aeronomy[37]
- Union of: list of values as qualifiers[38]
- Has boundary: Kármán line[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[40], WikiProject Climate change[41]
Why It Matters
atmosphere of Earth has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]