News tagged with mesosphere
Martian carbon dioxide clouds tied to atmospheric gravity waves
On 4 March 1997 the Mars Pathfinder lander fell through the thin Martian atmosphere. During its descent, instrumentation aboard the lander recorded the changing atmospheric temperature, pressure, and density.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Ten successful years of mapping the middle atmosphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- On December 7, 2001, a Delta II rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying a spacecraft designed to observe a little known area of the atmosphere that experiences some of the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Lightning sprites are out-of-this-world
Only a few decades ago, scientists discovered the existence of "sprites" 30 to 55 miles above the surface of the Earth. They're offshoots of electric discharges caused by lightning storms, and a valuable window ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2011 |
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NASA's AIM Satellite and Models are Unlocking the Secrets of Mysterious 'Night-Shining' Clouds (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite has captured five complete polar seasons of noctilucent (NLC) or "night-shining" clouds with an unprecedented horizontal resolution ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Night Time Artificial Cloud Study Conducted
A rocket experiment that may shed light on the highest clouds in the Earth's atmosphere was conducted September 19 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2009 |
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