<p>@Hackworth has also asked this question on the Geosciences SX site (<a href="https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/q/7855/4439">link to question</a>), where I provided an answer (<a href="https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/a/15399/4439">link to my answer</a>). I'm including a link to my answer there from here in case it proves useful to somebody. </p>

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<p>What are the conditions for an ionosphere to form on a given planet? </p>

<p>Factors I could think of are </p>

<ul>
<li>Class and age of the star the planet orbits</li>
<li>Distance to said star</li>
<li>Density and composition of the planet's atmosphere</li>
</ul>

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What are the conditions for an ionosphere to form?
Hackworth
# What are the conditions for an ionosphere to form?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-14)

What are the conditions for an ionosphere to form on a given planet?

Factors I could think of are

* Class and age of the star the planet orbits
* Distance to said star
* Density and composition of the planet's atmosphere

**Tags:** planetary-atmosphere


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-20. Score: 1

@username_0 has also asked this question on the Geosciences SX site ([link to question](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/q/7855/4439)), where I provided an answer ([link to my answer](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/a/15399/4439)). I'm including a link to my answer there from here in case it proves useful to somebody.


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