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Ionosphere vs Geospace - What's the difference?

ionosphere | geospace |

As nouns the difference between ionosphere and geospace

is that ionosphere is the part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more while geospace is the region of outer space near Earth, including the upper atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere.

ionosphere

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
  • The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.

    • Related terms

    * ionospheric * ionospherically * ionospherist

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    geospace

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The region of outer space near Earth, including the upper atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
  • The region of space that goes from the solar photosphere to the mesosphere of Earth. It includes the solar photosphere, chromosphere and corona, the solar wind, Earth's magnetosheath, magnetosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere and mesosphere.