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4. THERMOSPHERE :
•This is the fourth and one of the
hottest layers of Earth.
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•This is where the space shuttles
go to study Earth from space.
•The air in this layer is very thin
and about 99.9% of the
atmosphere is said to lie below
this particular layer.
•Thermosphere also contains the
ionosphere. Ionosphere helps in
the transmission of radio waves.