- You may also be looking for the unit of measure descibed as an atmosphere (or atm).
The IKS Somraw in the atmosphere of a gas giant.
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Enterprise moves through the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere in an alternate version of 1944.
The atmosphere is a gaseous blanket or envelope that surrounds a planet, held in place by the planet's gravity. The troposphere is the lowest of four distinct layers in the atmosphere.
- The atmosphere of the planet Earth is primarily composed of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon. A myriad of other very influential components are also present, including carbon dioxide.
- In an alternate version of 1944, the NX class starship Enterprise entered Earth's atmosphere in order to destroy a Na'kuhl temporal conduit. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")
- In 2152, while sending a shuttlepod to meet with the mining colonists of Paraagan II, Captain Jonathan Archer and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed apparently ignite the tetrazine-filled atmosphere, wiping out the entire colony within seconds. (ENT: "Shockwave, Part I")
- In 2161, Ensign Travis Mayweather piloted Shuttlepod 2 from Enterprise to Rigel X, a planet in the Rigel system. Upon entering the planet's troposphere, he warned the shuttlepod's occupants, an away team from Enterprise, that the craft might experience some minor turbulence. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")
Atmospheric technologies
- Atmospheric airscoop
- Atmospheric condenser
- Atmospheric probe
- Sikarian atmospheric sensor
- Universal atmospheric element compensator
Atmospheric phenomenon
- Atmospheric dissipation
- Atmospheric shockwave
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