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Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
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Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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BARREL researchers get ready to release the top part of the balloon, called the bubble, as it fills with enough helium to support itself. Only the top part of the balloon is inflated before launch since the helium expands as the balloon ascends.

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Credit lineBallooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001147.
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