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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: mickw on Sep 14, 2009, 18:46:42

Title: NASA Rocket to Create Clouds Tuesday
Post by: mickw on Sep 14, 2009, 18:46:42
A rocket experiment set to launch Tuesday aims to create artificial clouds at the outermost layers of Earth's atmosphere.

The project, called the Charged Aerosol Release Experiment (CARE), plans to trigger cloud formation around the rocket's exhaust particles. The clouds are intended to simulate naturally-occurring phenomena called noctilucent clouds, which are the highest clouds in the atmosphere.

More:   http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090914-mm-noctilucent-clouds.html (http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090914-mm-noctilucent-clouds.html)

Good job it wasn't called - Charged Released Aerosol Project   :)