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  1. Sometimes when #rockets cross through a colder layer of air, their exhaust condenses, creating a #contrail.
    The high-level #winds blow the contrail around, with different wind directions at different altitudes, often producing a #corkscrew effect, as in this #DeltIVHeavy #launch from 2016.

    #DeltaIV #UnitedLaunchAlliace #ULA

  2. Sometimes when #rockets cross through a colder layer of air, their exhaust condenses, creating a #contrail.
    The high-level #winds blow the contrail around, with different wind directions at different altitudes, often producing a #corkscrew effect, as in this #DeltIVHeavy #launch from 2016.

    #DeltaIV #UnitedLaunchAlliace #ULA

  3. Sometimes when #rockets cross through a colder layer of air, their exhaust condenses, creating a #contrail.
    The high-level #winds blow the contrail around, with different wind directions at different altitudes, often producing a #corkscrew effect, as in this #DeltIVHeavy #launch from 2016.

    #DeltaIV #UnitedLaunchAlliace #ULA