Atmosphere
File:Top of Atmosphere.jpg
The atmospheric gases around Earth scatter blue light (shorter wavelengths) more than light toward the red end (longer wavelengths) of the visible spectrum; thus, a blue glow over the horizon is seen when observing Earth from outer space. The Moon is visible in the background.
An atmosphere is a layer of gases that create an astronomical object, that is held in place by the gravity.[1] A planet has an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low.[2]
Types
Atmosphere Media
- Protoplanet Around AB Aurigae (Artist's Concept) (2022-016).jpg
Artist's impression of a newly-formed protoplanet
- Solar system escape velocity vs surface temperature.svg
Graphs of escape velocity against surface temperature of some Solar System objects showing which gases are retained. The objects are drawn to scale, and their data points are at the black dots in the middle.
- Mars general circulation.png
Global atmospheric circulation on Mars during solstice
References
- ↑ Williams, Matt (2016-01-07) (in en-US). What is the Atmosphere Like on Other Planets?. https://www.universetoday.com/35796/atmosphere-of-the-planets/. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
