68. From the Moon, what does Earth's atmosphere look like? (A K2S Question)
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From the Moon, the Earth's atmosphere looks like a thin envelope around the planet. Proportionally, our atmosphere is about as thick as the skin of a fair-sized apple.
Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy
Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer
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