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Ionosphere vs Magnetosphere - What's the difference?

ionosphere | magnetosphere |

As nouns the difference between ionosphere and magnetosphere

is that ionosphere is ionosphere while magnetosphere is 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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    magnetosphere

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.

    • Derived terms

    * magnetospheric