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noctilucent cloud

highly-elevated cloud-like ice crystals in the upper atmosphere of Earth visible during astronomical twilight
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Summary

noctilucent cloud is an atmospheric phenomenon[1]. It draws 1,967 Wikipedia views per month (atmospheric_phenomenon category, ranking #2 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • noctilucent cloud's instance of is recorded as atmospheric phenomenon[3].
  • noctilucent cloud's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[4].
  • noctilucent cloud is made of ice crystal[5].
  • noctilucent cloud is a type of cloud[6].
  • noctilucent cloud's Commons category is recorded as Noctilucent clouds[7].
  • noctilucent cloud's said to be the same as is recorded as polar mesospheric cloud[8].
  • noctilucent cloud's Commons gallery is recorded as Noctilucent cloud[9].
  • noctilucent cloud's depicted by is recorded as Noctilucent[10].
  • noctilucent cloud's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[11].
  • noctilucent cloud's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • noctilucent cloud sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+76000'}[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include atmospheric phenomenon[3] and phenomenon[4]. noctilucent cloud is a type of cloud[6].

Why It Matters

noctilucent cloud draws 1,967 Wikipedia views per month (atmospheric_phenomenon category, ranking #2 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . cloudatlas.wmo.int. cloudatlas.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . sains.kompas.com. Retrieved . sains.kompas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . cloudatlas.wmo.int. cloudatlas.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . cloudatlas.wmo.int. cloudatlas.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Putnik · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+76000'}
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → sidabriniai-debesys
    Said to be the same as → polar mesospheric cloud
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: sidabriniai-debesys"
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