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if atmosphere can merge with the
outer space at the end of the exosphere then why is outer space a vaccum

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$A r o u n d a l l c e l e t i a l b o d i e s t h e r e a r e z o n e s o f t h e i r i n f l u e n c e . W i t h i n t h o s e z o n e s t h e y a t t r a c t a l l m a t t e r t o w a r d s t h e m d u e t o t h e i r g r a v i t y . I n c a s e o f e a r t h o n l y s o m e t r a c e s o f g a s e o u s p a r t i c l e a r e f o u n d i n t h e e x o s p h e r e o f a t m o s p h e r e . b e y o n d t h i s l a y e r e v e n i f t h e r e a r e g a s e s m o l e c u l e s t h e n t h e y w i l l g e t a t r r a c t e d t o w a r d s e i t h e r o t h e r p l a n e t s o f s o l a r s y s t e m o r s u n o r c o n v e r t e d t o e n e r g y o f u n i v e r s e .$

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