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Nation's Most Advanced Research Aircraft Completes First Science Mission
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HIAPER, a modified Gulfstream V jet, is the nation's most advanced research aircraft.
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Credit: National Science Foundation
Whirlwind turbulence called atmospheric rotors forms on the lee side of high, steep mountains.
Credit: National Center for Atmospheric Research
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