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Re: I posted this before I read it thoroughly - not the exact answer but interesting anyway. n/t.

Kim Keller — 9/21/2002 3:14:28 PM (archived)

The ET changes color due to exposure to ultra-violet radiation. The longer it sits in the sun, the more pronounced the color shift. Sort of like a reverse suntan.

-Kim-

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The answer as to why there has been a change in color to the Shuttle's External Fuel Tank. - Vince - 9/20/2002 8:31:38 AM
- I posted this before I read it thoroughly - not the exact answer but interesting anyway. n/t. (n/t) - Vince - 9/20/2002 8:43:52 AM
  - Re: I posted this before I read it thoroughly - not the exact answer but interesting anyway. n/t. - Delbert - 9/20/2002 3:38:10 PM
    - Re: I posted this before I read it thoroughly - not the exact answer but interesting anyway. n/t. - Kim Keller - 9/21/2002 3:14:28 PM

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