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Schlieren Images Reveal Supersonic Shock Waves

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Aug 25, 2015
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This schlieren image dramatically displays the shock wave of a supersonic jet flying over the Mojave Desert.
This schlieren image dramatically displays the shock wave of a supersonic jet flying over the Mojave Desert.

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This schlieren image dramatically displays the shock wave of a supersonic jet flying over the Mojave Desert. Researchers used NASA-developed image processing software to remove the desert background, then combined and averaged multiple frames to produce a clear picture of the shock waves.

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