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Glow of Space Shuttles

Shuttle glow

Shuttle glow

When atomic oxygen from the high atmosphere combines with nitric oxide on the surface of the space shuttle, the resulting excited nitrogen dioxide returns to the ground state emitting an apparent glow.

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