ATTREX

Airborne Tropical TRopopause Experiment

past Mission

Type

Airborne Science

Launch

2011-2015

Target

Earth

Objective

Study Earth's atmosphere

ATTREX studied moisture and chemical composition from altitudes of 55,000 feet to 65,000 feet in the tropical tropopause, which extends up to 11 miles above Earth's surface.

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