Earth's Atmosphere Is a (Seemingly) Enormous Blanket Roughly 250 Km

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Essay

Earth's atmosphere is a (seemingly) enormous blanket roughly 250 km thick.What percentage of Earth's radius, which is 6,400 km, does this represent? How does it compare to the average depth of the oceans, which is 3 km?

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