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An image depicting what the exosphere looks like in ultraviolet light. The background is in shades of blues, with a yellow half-moon shape in the center, surrounded by reds and greens.

Exosphere

This photo of Earth's exosphere was taken by a telescope on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Credit: NASA

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