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When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

Noctilucent clouds rely on two main ingredients in the mesosphere: plenty of water vapor and cold temperatures to aid ice crystal formation. Randall and colleague Lynn Harvey said data from the ...

“That was two years ago, but it takes about two years for the vapor to circulate up to the mesosphere, where NLCs [noctilucent clouds] form. Water is a key ingredient for NLCs, so Tonga’s ...

It was also first to have been directly observed going into the mesosphere. The results of the study are published today in the journal Science. [Related: Geologists: We’re not ready for volcanoes.] ...

The mesosphere is the third layer of Earth's atmosphere. According to NASA the mesosphere begins just above the stratosphere and extends to approximately 53 miles (85 km) high.

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere.