This is a photo of the Veracruz International Airport.
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Aircraft Used in the MILAGRO Campaign
The MILAGRO scientists will use six different airplanes to study air pollution around Mexico City. Each plane will have different instruments onboard that will help scientists measure air pollution. They'll fly out of the city of Veracruz, a 45-minute flight east of Mexico City.
Here are pictures of the 6 MILAGRO airplanes:
the NSF/NCAR C-130
the DOE Gulfstream 1
the DOE/NASA King Air
the NASA J-31 and
NASA DC-8
The US Forest Service Twin Otter
Scientists will also use
instruments on the ground during MILAGRO.
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