EPIC Observations of Ice in Earth's Atmosphere, from a Million Miles Away

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Parked in space a million miles from Earth, the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captures glimmers of reflected sunlight, evidence of ice crystals in the atmosphere.

Music: Crystal Sound Bath by James Alexander Dorman [PRS]

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DSCOVR orbits Lagrange point 1, where it is balanced between the gravity of Earth and the sun.

DSCOVR orbits Lagrange point 1, where it is balanced between the gravity of Earth and the sun.

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