The ATMOS Instrument on Board ATLAS
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The STS-45/ATLAS 1 mission was launched on March 24, 1992 from the
Kennedy Space Center. During 8 days of operation, the ATMOS instrument
made a total of 98 observations, spanning a substantial portion of the globe.
The 53 measurements taken at orbital sunrise covered the mid-latitude and
equitorial regions of the earth from 30 degrees south to 30 degrees north.
The 41 sunset observations were made at 25 south to 55 south.
ATMOS was only able to monitor the atmosphere down to a height of about
20 km, due to a recent eruption of
Mount Pinatubo,
which clouded the region below that with dust and aerosols.
The shuttle landed on Runway 33 at KSC on April 2.
 ATMOS Data Locations (World
Map)
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