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Triple Point
The point at which any three atmospheric boundaries meet. It is most often used to refer to the point of occlusion of an extratropical cyclone where the cold, warm, and occluded fronts meet. Cyclogenesis may occur at a triple point. It is also the condition of temperature and pressure under which the gaseous, liquid, and solid forms of a substance can exist in equilibrium.
Aero Linx: The British Business and General Aviation Association
The British Business and General Aviation Association represents the interests of member companies and overseas affiliates at local, national, European and international levels; supporting and promoting the growth and well-being of Business and General Aviation in the United Kingdom. BBGA is the UK’s National Trade Body representing companies operating and trading in the General and Business Aviation Industry.
"Without the DSN, we would never have been able to undertake voyages to Mercury and Venus, visit asteroids and comets, we'd never have seen the stunning images of robots on Mars, or close-up views of the majestic rings of Saturn."
Source: DSN Project Manager Al Bhanji of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, which manages the Deep Space Network. NASA's Deep Space Network, the world's largest and most powerful communications system for "talking to" spacecraft, will reach a milestone on Dec. 24: the 50th anniversary of its official creation.
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