What are those clouds following jet planes?

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Do clouds just disappear or where do they go?

What are those clouds following jet planes?

The exhaust trail of a jet airliner may look very similar to clouds from the ground, but it's really called a contrail (short for condensation trail.) Contrails are simply exhaust products generated by a jet engine.

   

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