Type in ISON MONUMENT AND THIS COMES UP....

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HMMMMMM, INTERESTING

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THEY EVEN USE A MONUMENT AS A REFFERENCE TO THE HEIGHT. HMMMM

NASA's giant BRRISON project balloon will be taller than the Washington Monument at sea level when it launches to hunt Comet ISON. Once it has reached its goal altitude — for this mission, around 120,000 feet — the balloon will expand to a size larger than a football field.