Submitted by crenshawcrane t3_10mqty2 in explainlikeimfive
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j64p5et wrote
Reply to comment by Raving_Lunatic69 in ELI5: How do we define the boundary between earth’s atmosphere and space? by crenshawcrane
There is a detectable atmosphere which extends out beyond the Moon, it isn't enough to breathe or even protect from the solar wind and solar radiation but it does stretch out into "space"
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