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Dust in the Upper Atmosphere

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DURING October 1971 we observed a large influx of dust into the upper atmosphere at heights above 30 km. The magnitude of this influx appears to be considerably greater than anything previously reported. At the time of writing (January 1972) dust is still being observed.

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  1. Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos-SP-Brasil,

    B. R. CLEMESHA & Y. NAKAMURA

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CLEMESHA, B., NAKAMURA, Y. Dust in the Upper Atmosphere. Nature 237, 328–329 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237328a0

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