On images of the Falcon 9 start you see a kind of round elevated container (on the left hand side of the picture).
What does it contain and why is it elevated?
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2Water, elevated to give pressure to the lines without needing pumps. – Jon Custer Feb 15 '23 at 10:27
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1Duplicate: "What's the white tall tower with a tank near Space Shuttle launch pad?" - https://space.stackexchange.com/q/8187/40489; find answer there - 290 ft. high.tower, storage capacity of 300000 gallons of water used during launches. – blobbymcblobby Feb 15 '23 at 12:22
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Yes, duplicate of What's the white tall tower with a tank near Space Shuttle launch pad? – Organic Marble Feb 15 '23 at 12:46
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2Huh, they painted "SpaceX" on it. Cheeky. – Organic Marble Feb 15 '23 at 12:48
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Thank you for pointing out the duplicate, I hadn't found it before! – elzell Feb 15 '23 at 13:33