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Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere

Type

Orbiter

Launch

April 25, 2007

Target

Earth

Objective

Study night-shining clouds

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Night-Shining Cloud Mission Ends; Yields High Science Results for NASA

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NASA’s AIM Sees First Night-Shining Clouds of Antarctic Summer

NASA’s AIM Spots First Arctic Noctilucent Clouds of the Season

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