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The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) is a NASA satellite launched in April 2007 to study polar mesospheric clouds, also known as noctilucent clouds. These clouds are the highest-occurring clouds in Earth's atmosphere, forming in the mesosphere at altitudes of roughly 80 kilometers. AIM's inst...
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Focused NASA mesosphere mission with useful noctilucent-cloud science, respected but narrow in scope.
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AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere) is a NASA satellite launched in 2007 as the first mission dedicated solely to studying noctilucent clouds. These brilliant, high-altitude polar mesospheric clouds form near the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space. By observing their seasonal and geog...
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Focused and successful noctilucent-cloud mission with distinctive science contribution, though narrower in scope than larger observatories.
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