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Thursday, June 21, 2012

That's not just water vapor, folks...

Transatlantic Jet Trails Visible from Space: How ‘Contrails’ Can Stay in the Sky for Up to 14 Hours

UK Daily Mail


Like a giant game of crosses without the naughts, these incredible jet engine trails can be seen criss-crossing the Atlantic from space.



NASA’s Terra satellite captured these two amazing images of aircraft trails, or ‘contrails’ as they are known, spreading across the sky off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

The spectacular effect forms in the wake of passing aircraft due to the extra particles and water vapor contained in their exhaust.


Read more here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2160873/NASA-satellite-images-capture-commercial-jet-engine-trails-space.html

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