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Cirrus cloud

earth science Maturity 5-7

White clouds look like thin hair.

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CirrusField-color.jpg
They stay very high in the sky. They are made of tiny ice. These clouds can show us rain is coming. They help keep our world warm. Do you see them in the sky?

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CirrusField-color.jpg
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Isabel 2003-09-10 1640Z.jpg
File:Cirren von Cumulonimbus-Amboss und Cu&Sc.JPG
Cirren von Cumulonimbus-Amboss und Cu&Sc.JPG
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Highcloudsymbols.gif
File:Cirrus fibratus and Cirrocumulus.jpg
Cirrus fibratus and Cirrocumulus.jpg
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CircumhorizonArcIdaho.jpg
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Cloud types en.svg
File:Cirrocumulus in Hong Kong.jpg
Cirrocumulus in Hong Kong.jpg
File:Close Cirrostratus.jpg
Close Cirrostratus.jpg
File:Clouds on Mars (51055621781).jpg
Clouds on Mars (51055621781).jpg
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Neptune Clouds True Color.png
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