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

DailyMail.co.uk
June 20, 2012

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.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 10:11 am

Tags: environment

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