Given a scientific question and its correct answer, generate supporting facts for the answer. This supporting fact can be an explanation for the answer to the given question.

Question: What is the name of the layer above the mesosphere? Answer: thermosphere
The thermosphere is the layer above the mesosphere. It rises to 600 kilometers (372 miles) above the surface. The International Space Station and other space stations orbit Earth in this layer.

Question: What lies between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain? Answer: continental slope
The continental slope lies between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain. It has a steep slope with a sharp drop to the deep ocean floor.

Question: What is the minimum number of times a partial lunar eclipse will occur each year? Answer: two

Partial lunar eclipses occur at least twice a year, but total lunar eclipses are less common. The Moon glows with a dull red coloring during a total lunar eclipse ( Figure below ).

