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Ecosphere vs Exosphere - What's the difference?

ecosphere | exosphere |

As nouns the difference between ecosphere and exosphere

is that ecosphere is the portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance while exosphere is the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere.

ecosphere

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.
  • the biosphere

    • exosphere

    English

    (wikipedia exosphere)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere
  • an extremely thin atmosphere, as on Saturn's moon Dione
  • * "Scientists weren't even sure Dione would be big enough to hang on to an exosphere " ('Cassini Detects Hint of Fresh Air at Dione', Cassini Solstice Mission, JPL, Mar. 02, 2012)