geocorona
[ jee-oh-kuh-roh-nuh ]
/ ˌdʒi oʊ kəˈroʊ nə /
noun
a belt of ionized hydrogen surrounding the earth at the outer limit of the exosphere.
Nearby words
geochemistry, geochronology, geochronometry, geocline, geocode, geocorona, geod., geode, geodemographics, geodesic, geodesic dome
Related formsge·o·co·ro·nal, adjective
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Science definitions for geocorona
geocorona
[ jē′ō-kə-rō′nə ]
The halo of far-ultraviolet solar light that reflects off the Earth's exosphere.
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