Abstract

During the “Terminator” space experiment on board the International Space Station, a layered optical structure was discovered in the lower thermosphere. The observations were carried out in the visible (540 nm) and near infrared (700 and 830 nm) spectral ranges. A brief description of the scientific equipment is given. This paper presents the results of processing the acquired images, which allowed interpreting them as images of an aerosol layer that has a planetary scale. Possible variants of the origin of this aerosol formation are considered.

中文翻译：

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低热层气溶胶层：一、对地球边缘的观测

摘要

在国际空间站的“终结者”太空实验中，在低层热层中发现了层状光学结构。观测是在可见光（540 nm）和近红外（700 和 830 nm）光谱范围内进行的。给出了科学设备的简要描述。本文介绍了处理所获取图像的结果，这使得可以将它们解释为具有行星尺度的气溶胶层的图像。考虑了这种气溶胶形成来源的可能变体。