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{{speedydelete|This four-sentence stub has been merged into [[Earth's atmosphere]]. Please delete. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 21:10, 22 January 2010 (UTC)}}
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The '''exosphere''' is the outermost layer of [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]].  Its lower limit is the ''exobase'' at about 500 km above the Earth's surface.
 
The exosphere is so thin that particles within it ([[atom]]s, [[molecule]]s, or [[ion]]s) do not collide. As a result, particles in the exosphere can escape altogether from Earth's atmosphere into [[space]].

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