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by Little_SDO
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:37 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Exceptional Rocket Waves Destroy Sun Dog (2010 Feb 23)
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Re: APOD: Exceptional Rocket Waves Destroy Sun Dog (2010 Feb

ULA's response in regards to the SDO's shock waves: The final thought back here is that the effect we saw was due either to shockwaves from the vehicle as it went supersonic (approximately 82 seconds into flight), or varying densities or shockwaves in the engine plume. One of these phenomena could h...