Polar mesospheric clouds
From Glossary of Meteorology
polar mesospheric clouds
(Abbreviated PMC.) Cirrus-like clouds seen from spacecraft over the polar regions during summer in both hemispheres.
They occur near the mesopause, at heights of roughly 85 km, and are closely related to noctilucent clouds.
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