36 22 32 20 Capt. Kittinger, USAF 1961 31.3 km (102,800 ft) Air pressure = 0.6 mb Pressure exerted by the atmosphere 18 28 16 24 14 20 12 Air pressure at top of Mt. Everest (29,035 ft) is 314 mb 16 10 1013 mb 50% of atmosphere lies below this altitude 12 or 14.7 Ibs/n? 6 4 2 200 400 600 800 1000 Pressure (mb) Atmospheric pressure is simply the weight of the air above. Allitude (km) || | || 8. Alttude (miles)
36 22 32 20 Capt. Kittinger, USAF 1961 31.3 km (102,800 ft) Air pressure = 0.6 mb Pressure exerted by the atmosphere 18 28 16 24 14 20 12 Air pressure at top of Mt. Everest (29,035 ft) is 314 mb 16 10 1013 mb 50% of atmosphere lies below this altitude 12 or 14.7 Ibs/n? 6 4 2 200 400 600 800 1000 Pressure (mb) Atmospheric pressure is simply the weight of the air above. Allitude (km) || | || 8. Alttude (miles)
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