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MISSION GRAPHICS for the PRESS

The below images are resources for the media and may be reproduced in association with news coverage about the AIM mission. Please cite the artwork courtesy of its creators.

Index of below images:

Leading AIM Mission Scientists
Graphics and Photos Courtesy of NASA
Satellite and Mission Graphics Courtesy of Emily Hill Design
Spacecraft Models Courtesy of Orbital Sciences Corporation
NLC Photographs

CIPS Data Plots

Leading AIM Mission Scientists
Dr. James M. Russell III
Dr. James M. Russell III, AIM Principal Investigator
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Dr. Scott M. Bailey
Dr. Scott M. Bailey, AIM Deputy Principal Investigator
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Mission and Science Team Photos and Bios at NASA
Satellite Artwork Courtesy of NASA
AIM Spacecraft
AIM Spacecraft in Clean Room at Orbital Sciences Corporation.
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CDE
CDE Instrument in Clean Room
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SOFIE
SOFIE Instrument in Clean Room at Space Dynamics Laboratory
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SOFIE
SOFIE Instrument in Clean Room
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CIPS
CIPS Instrument in Clean Room
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MDC Rehearsal Photographs
20 April 2007

AIM MDC
AIM Mission PI, Dr. James M. Russell III, and launch team members rehearse launch scenarios to prepare for the upcoming satellite launch.
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AIM MDC
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Satellite and Mission Graphics Courtesy of Emily Hill Design
AIM NLC and Partners
NLC Photograph and Partners

NLC photograph courtesy of Tom Eklund.

AIM Launch Background
AIM Launch Poster Background and Parnters
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Temperature Variation Graph
Temperature variations in the atmosphere at altitudes below 110 km. Notice the location of PMCs relative to tropospheric weather clouds.
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Spacecraft Models Courtesy of Orbital Sciences Corporation
AIM Model
AIM Model with SOFIE and CIPS Instruments
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AIM Model
AIM Model with CDE Detector
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Orbital Plane and Pegasus
Orbital Plane with Pegasus
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Pegasus Flight Stages
Pegasus Flight Stages
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Pegasus Exploded Model
Pegasus Exploded Model
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Pegasus Paper Model
Pegasus Paper Model
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AIM Ground Track
AIM Ground Track from Pegasus Launch
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NLC Photographs

NLC Photo by Tom Eklund
NLC Photograph courtesy of Tom Eklund.
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ISS007-E-11204
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CIPS Data Plots
The following five CIPS data plots are high-resolution JPG graphics that include a description written by James M. Russell, III, AIM's PI. These images may be published with the included caption, and must give credit to the AIM CIPS team as listed in the caption.
CIPS 1 Jul 2007
1 July 2007
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AIM CIPS image of a noctilucent cloud in the northern summer polar region on July 1, 2007. The dark area centered on the pole is a region where no data were taken due to the orbit geometry.  The dark area in the midst of clouds in the upper right quadrant is an ice void region. The orientation is with the United States down in the plot.  The image was provided by the AIM CIPS team at the University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Sapce Physics in cooperation with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
CIPS 19 Jun 2007
19 June 2009
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Caption:
AIM CIPS image of a noctilucent cloud in the northern summer polar region on June 19, 2009. The dark area centered on the pole is a region where no data were taken due to the orbit geometry.  The dark area in the midst of clouds in the upper right quadrant is an ice void region. The sharp triangular features are artifacts caused by camera field of view edge effects.  The orientation is with the United States down in the plot.  The image was provided by the AIM CIPS team at the University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Sapce Physics in cooperation with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
CIPS 23 Jun 2009
23 June 2009
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Caption:
AIM CIPS image of a noctilucent cloud in the northern summer polar region on June 23, 2009. Most of the dark area centered on the pole is a region where no data were taken due to the orbit geometry.  This image shows some unusal cloud stuctures in the top quadrant and shows the presence of clouds almost as low as 60 degrees north.  The sharp triangular features on the upper left and the clean vertical breaks in the clouds on the right are artifacts caused by camera field of view edge effects. The image was provided by the AIM CIPS team at the University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Sapce Physics in cooperation with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
CIPS 15 Jul 2009
15 July 2009
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Caption:
AIM CIPS image of a noctilucent cloud in the northern summer polar region on July 15, 2009. On this day, a broad range of cloud brightness exists from very bright in the left of the figure to relatively dim clouds on the right. The orientation is with the United States down in the plot.  The image was provided by the AIM CIPS team at the University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Sapce Physics in cooperation with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
CIPS 21 Jul 2009
21 July 2009
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Caption:
AIM CIPS image of a noctilucent cloud in the northern summer polar region on July 21, 2009. The dark area in the midst of clouds just above the North Pole is an ice void region. This image shows a highly variable cloud field with many small scale features. The clean edges in the features on the far right are  artifacts caused by camera field of view edge effects.  The orientation is with the United States down in the plot.  The image was provided by the AIM CIPS team at the University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Sapce Physics in cooperation with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
 

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