Plasmasphere
[plaz-muh-sfeer] /ˈplæz məˌsfɪər/
noun, Astronomy.
1.
a region of cool surrounding the earth, extending 8000–25,000 miles (13,000–40,000 km) into space, and bounded by the plasmapause.
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