geocorona
noun
Meaning
- The region of ionized hydrogen (protons) that makes up the outermost region of the Earth's atmosphere (and by extension of other planets.)
- Analogs of the geocorona; Synonym of protonosphere.
Etymology / origin
From geo- + corona. From being the luminous part of the atmosphere, the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere.
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