Amazingly white clouds even though it’s dark? It could be the effect of sunlight on the upper atmosphere illuminating the clouds (up 50k in altitude) when the surface of the earth is in darkness. These noctilucent clouds can be truly spectacular!
And today I’m tying in my Natural Phenomena theme for the A to Z Challenge with this month’s prompt from Bruce Gargoyle’s Fiction in 50 challenge…
The Trouble with Clouds
The mother ship checked the sensors as the probe penetrated the layers of Jupiter’s atmosphere: carbon dioxide, hydrochloroethane, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid.
The readings garbled.
The signal broke up.
When would they find a coating that didn’t dissolve in the clouds? They had to invent it before gravity took over.
Come back next month to see the result of the next prompt for Fiction in 50 Words. I post on the third Wednesday of the month to link the following Monday with participants worldwide. Do join in!
Pictures from Leahsweather.wordpress.com and soundofheart.org via Google images
I’ve been over-zealous with my ⌗Fi50 this month – mainly because I’ve lost track of which day of the week it is! Two helpings, then – generosity itself. Today’s is on theme, at least.
Aw, who’s counting? A nasty dilemma aboard that ship…
Those clouds look like water ripples! So pretty. 🙂
Spectacular clouds, Jemima. I don’t believe I have ever seen them. Good flash fiction, too and a reasonable problem we’ll have to deal with whenever we get there. Sounds like the Mars mission is going to be one way…
Beautiful picture. I liked your flash too. Great job.
~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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Hi Jemima .. love the word Noctilucent … and learning about these clouds .. and how the light affects them even though we’re in darkness … light is an amazing subject … but these clouds are beautiful .. cheers Hilary
According to spaceweather.com the season for them in the northern hemisphere is just starting!