Inferior Mirage

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Inferior Mirage

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A spurious image of an object formed below the true position of that object by abnormal refraction conditions along the line of sight; one of the most common of all types of mirage and the opposite of a superior mirage. </dd>
The requirement for the appearance of an inferior mirage is a very large lapse rate of temperature in the layer of air containing the line of sight from observer to object. Compare sinking, stooping. [[/a>|/a>]] </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use