NASA, last Monday, in
conjunction with the University of Montana launched giant balloons
loaded with bacteria towards the stratosphere, one of the upper layers
of the atmosphere, in conjunction with solar eclipse.
The move comes within the framework of the "Eclipse Ballooning" project, which will help researchers prepare for Mars.
The move comes within the framework of the "Eclipse Ballooning" project, which will help researchers prepare for Mars.
nasa's research teams across the United States are expected to launch
about 75 balloons with cameras and tracking devices to more than 80,000
feet in the air.More than 30 balloons carry a type of bacteria called "Paenibacillus xerothermodurans"
Where scientists hope to discover how bacteria interact in the atmosphere on the surface of Mars.The balloons will carry cameras to capture videos to form clouds during eclipse, and some balloons will carry radiosondes to monitor weather and follow climate changes in the Earth's atmosphere during the eclipse."We expect high-quality videos and photos to be sent by balloons for a day or two," said project director Angela de Gardins."The analysis of the bacteria experiment will be done by scientists from Cornell University, and scientists are likely to take a month or two before the results are ready, and scientists will take the same time to analyze the eclipse response," she said.Scientists seem to be on a date with a lot of information about the eclipse, and NASA will broadcast live the event on the Internet relying on the cameras installed on the balloons.
Where scientists hope to discover how bacteria interact in the atmosphere on the surface of Mars.The balloons will carry cameras to capture videos to form clouds during eclipse, and some balloons will carry radiosondes to monitor weather and follow climate changes in the Earth's atmosphere during the eclipse."We expect high-quality videos and photos to be sent by balloons for a day or two," said project director Angela de Gardins."The analysis of the bacteria experiment will be done by scientists from Cornell University, and scientists are likely to take a month or two before the results are ready, and scientists will take the same time to analyze the eclipse response," she said.Scientists seem to be on a date with a lot of information about the eclipse, and NASA will broadcast live the event on the Internet relying on the cameras installed on the balloons.
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