Ozone layer: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ozonosphere

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Diagram of Earth's atmosphere layers-troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere-showing how temperature and air pressure change with increasing altitude, with key features like the ozone layer and pressure percentages at various heights.

Ozone depletion

Three researchers in winter clothing launch a large transparent balloon carrying an ozonesonde on a snowy field at South Pole Station in Antarctica, with research buildings in the background.

Diagram showing the layers of Earth's atmosphere from the surface upward: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere, with labeled altitudes, weather balloons, airplanes, clouds, auroras, meteors, and satellites for scale.

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Key People

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Joseph C. Farman

British atmospheric scientist

Mario Molina

Mario Molina

American chemist

Rowland, F. Sherwood

F. Sherwood Rowland

American chemist

Fabry, Charles

Charles Fabry

French physicist