Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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Janel:
Did you have difficulty in seeing Cirrus clouds? Co~d you estimate how
~\,wuch of the surface was covered with Cirrus?
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qooper: Surprising little of surface was covered with Cirrus clouds. I would
guess nbout half. There were some areas where clouds were fairly extensive.
Cirrus were biggest portion, about 75% of all -clouds were Cirrus.
Question: · Did you see any dust storms?
Cooper:
At no time· did I note a dust storm. ' I looked fpr them over Africa. One
place I thought I might ·find them was over Arabia, but I saw no dust at all.
John Boynton:
You .mentioned that particles of dust or water were attracted to,t
the wiI1dow.
Was this rapid or gradual?
Cooper:
Very gradual. Numberous little dust particles, a little water and little
crumbs.
The larger objects didn't seem to be attracted. They just moved slowly •
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about. There was less motion after we powered down cabin fan. • Various pieces of
dust or crumbs off of sandwiches I had eaten.
John Boynton: · Did you note they might have been attracted .to other areas?
Cooper:
I didn't note any particular pattern. I did note the sun was very very hot
through the . window. . The particular pattern of the sun would be hot on my suit.
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would feel heat through m.y glove when I touched the window.
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