The mesosphere is cold enough to freeze water vapor into ice clouds. You can see these clouds if sunlight hits them after sunset. They are called noctilucent clouds.
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Noctilucent
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5 translations across 5 languages.
French
1 entries- noctiluque adj ((meteorology) glowing at night)
Italian
1 entries- nottilucente adj ((meteorology) glowing at night)
Japanese
1 entries- 夜光 adj ((meteorology) glowing at night)
Spanish
1 entries- noctilucente adj ((meteorology) glowing at night)
Welsh
1 entries- nosloyw adj ((meteorology) glowing at night)
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