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Gorgeous Night-Shining Clouds Glow in New Earth Images
Description: A silvery filigree of vapor hovers at the edge of the atmosphere in new images released by NASA. This glowing layer is made up of noctilucent, or night-shining clouds. According to NASA's Earth Observatory, these clouds form when the lower atmosphere warms and the upper atmosphere cools, a pattern that occurs in late spring and summer. In the chilly upper atmosphere, ice crystals form on particulate matter, creating delicate bluish-white clouds. [Source: LiveScience]
URL: http://www.livescience.com/51297-nightshining-clouds.html
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Publish Date: 6/23/2015
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