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Atmosphere

View above clouds showing atmosphere and faint moon.

Carbon in the atmosphere is mostly in the form of carbon dioxide with some methane and hydrofluorocarbons. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing. 

Acknowledgement: Image courtesy of NASA

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