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Noctilucent Clouds
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Tag(s) | Cloud Formations |
NLC
Definition
Very thin clouds of water ice crystals located in the Mesosphere at a height of 75 km to 85 km.
Description
Noctilucent Clouds are normally only visible in twilight, when the sun is below the horizon and the surface and troposphere are in darkness. Little is known about the formation of these ice clouds so high up in the atmosphere.
