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Originally Posted by Swordfish
I know the OP seems to have vanished from the material sphere, but, for what it's worth, I'd like to note that temperature does not decrease with height throughout the entire atmosphere. In fact the layers of the atmosphere are defined by the temperature change. Temperature decreases with height in the Troposphere, increases with height in the Stratosphere, decreases again in the Mesosphere, and increases again in the Thermosphere.
I just thought I'd point that out.
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Not to mention the fact that even -40C is balmy compared to the empty space that would fill that part of the sky if the Earth weren't there.
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