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Millions of meteors enter the atmosphere, an average of 40 tons per day. Most of them all melt or vaporize within the mesosphere, as a result of collisions with the gas particles contained there. Earth's thicker atmosphere prevents the surface collisions (craters) that can be seen on the planet Mercury, on our Moon, and on most other smaller bodies in the solar system. Only a few large or dense rocks make it to the ground.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAs far as I know, it doesn't really do anything to protect the Earth. It contains all of the least dense particles of the atmosphere, and keeps the satellites in orbit I think. Sorry, but this is the best answer I have!
I am going to improve this ; phone calls and television pictures are relayed by a way of communications satellites that orbit earth in the exosphere
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∙ 14y agoThe main dynamical features in this region are atmospheric tides, internal atmospheric gravity waves (commonly called "gravity waves") and planetary waves. Most of these tides and waves are excited in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, and propagate upward to the mesosphere. In the mesosphere, gravity-wave amplitudes can become so large that the waves become unstable and dissipate. This dissipation deposits momentum into the mesosphere and largely drives global circulation.
Noctilucent clouds are located in the mesosphere. The mesosphere is also the region of the ionosphere known as the D layer. The D layer is only present during the day, when some ionization occurs with nitric oxide being ionized by Lyman series-alpha hydrogen radiation. The ionization is so weak that when night falls, and the source of ionization is removed, the free electron and ion form back into a neutral molecule.
A 5 km (3.1 mi) deep sodium layer is located between 80-105 km (50-65 mi). Made of unbound, non-ionized atoms of sodium, the sodium layer radiates weakly to contribute to the airglow.
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∙ 9y agoMesosphere protects us from the meteors. This is the outermost layer.
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∙ 11y agoBurning Up Meteors And Rock Fagments.
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Which layer protects earth from asteroids?
The mesosphere.
Which of Earth's atmospheric levels is the coldest?
mesosphere is the coldest
How far away is mesosphere for earth?
he mesosphere starts at 50 km (31 miles) above Earth's surface and goes up to 85 km (53 miles) high.
The earth mantle includes which three of Earth layers?
The three Earth layers that are included in the Earth mantle are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere. The lithosphere is the solid, outermost layer that consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle. The asthenosphere is a more plastic and ductile layer beneath the lithosphere that allows for the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. The mesosphere is the rigid, lower part of the mantle that extends towards the Earth's core.
What are the highest degrees F in the mesosphere in the Earth?
2 degrees in Florida
Does the mesosphere protect earth from meteoroids?
The atmosphere protects earth from meteoroids. The mesosphere is just one layer in the atmosphere.
Why does the mesosphere not protect us from the suns layers?
Mesosphere does not protect us. It is because it does not contain an ozone layer.
Where is the mesosphere on earth?
below earth
Why is mesosphere important on earth?
because with out it meteors would hit Earth because the mesosphere kills the meteors.
What are the mesosphere's functions?
The mesosphere's function is that meteros and asteroids burn up there, so they protect us from space chunks. :(
How cold is the mesosphere?
The mesosphere is the 3rd layer of Earth's atmosphere and can be the coldest part of Earth's atmosphere. The top part of the mesosphere can get up to -90 degrees celsius (-130 degrees Fahrenheit).
What is the purpose of the mesosphere?
The mesosphere burns up meteors and keeps them from destroying the Earth's surface.
What physical layer of the earth is below the mesosphere?
The outer core lies under the mesosphere.
What is the mesosphere of earth made of?
rock
What is the depth of the earth's mesosphere?
Nothing
Why is mesosphere important?
The mesosphere is important because metioroids burn up in this portion of the atmosphere stoping them from going to the earth.
What is the theremosphere?
It is between the mesosphere and the exosphere. Space: exosphere thermosphere mesosphere stratosphere troposphere Earth:
