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Weather balloon being released

A weather balloon filled with hydrogen gas being released.

A weather balloon filled with hydrogen gas is about to be released. As it ascends through the atmosphere, the attached instrument package relays information about temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed to the ground operator.

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