Alphabet Soup: NASA’s GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphere

Who knew Earths upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup NASAs Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk GOLD mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere. While these alphabetical shapes have been observed before, GOLD sees them more clearly than other instruments . https://science.nasa.gov/s...
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