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That Polar Cloud
remcook
post Nov 19 2004, 05:24 PM
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so, what's the deal? is it methane (VIMS says maybe not)?
where is it (coordinates) and what altitude? or do they just don't know?
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post Nov 19 2004, 06:01 PM
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QUOTE (remcook @ Nov 19 2004, 10:24 AM)
so, what's the deal? is it methane (VIMS says maybe not)?
where is it (coordinates) and what altitude? or do they just don't know?

Altitude: Most likely upper tropospheric though some of the cirrus streaks could be lower stratospheric. VIMS should constrain this a lot better.
Composition: We certainly can't constrain it. It could still be methane particles coating in something else or just plain something else, we're not sure.
Location: All longitudes, between 65 and 90 degrees south, however as noted in a recent press release image, ISS and VIMS (though they just haven't admitted it yet) see cirrus streamers near 40S.


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post Nov 19 2004, 09:05 PM
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very interesting!
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