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The atmospheric pressure is roughly 1 bar, or 100,000 pascal. That means 100,000 newton per square meter (equivalent to the mass of about 10 tons). Actually, that's the approximate pressure at sea level; the pressure (force or weight per square meter) varies a lot depending on the altitude.

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