In 1973, scientists using the supersonic Concorde jet extended totality to 74 minutes by flying almost as fast as the moon's shadow was moving across Earth. When you purchase through links on our site ...
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From 7 minutes to 74 minutes: How a supersonic jet Concorde made day turn to night for over an hour
In the summer of 1973, a small team of scientists boarded the supersonic jet Concorde 001 not to break aviation records, but to follow a solar eclipse. On 30 June, above the Sahara Desert, they ...
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