thermosphere
"The thermosphere is like that large, black room. The molecules floating around in the thermosphere are like only a few light bulbs in an enormous, empty arena. Those molecules are very, VERY hot, but there simply isn't very many of them! So you would be feeling cold in thethermosphere since there would not be enough molecules bumping into your skin to actually make your skin
feel warm!"
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