Phenomenon
Atmospheric Escape
Gas leaking from a planet's atmosphere into space.
Loss of atmospheric particles to space via thermal escape, hydrodynamic outflow, or stripping by stellar winds.
Overview
Loss of atmospheric particles to space via thermal escape, hydrodynamic outflow, or stripping by stellar winds.
See also
Meteor Showers
Cosmic dust burning in our atmosphere.
Aurora (Northern/Southern Lights)
Solar wind painting the upper atmosphere.
Coronal Mass Ejection
A giant cloud of plasma hurled into space.
Elongation
An inner planet's angular distance from the Sun.
Axial Precession
The slow wobble of a planet's rotation axis.
Cosmic Ray
Ultra-high-energy particles from space.