The atmosphere is NOT uniform: temperature reverses 4 times (fall–rise–fall–rise), dividing it into 5 layers. Pressure falls almost exponentially — halving every ~5.5 km.
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Temperature & pressure profile vs altitude (0–600 km)temperaturepressure %